Defenition of the word carboxylic acid

• Defenition of the word carboxylic acid

  • An organic acid characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group with formula -(C=O)-OH, usually written as -COOH.
  • an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

Hyponyms for the word carboxylic acid

• • acetic acid
  • acrylic acid
  • adipic acid
  • benzoic acid
  • decanedioic acid
  • ethanoic acid
  • fatty acid
  • hexanedioic acid
  • lactic acid
  • mucic acid
  • octanedioic acid
  • pentanoic acid
  • propanoic acid
  • propenoic acid
  • propionic acid
  • saccharic acid
  • sebacic acid
  • sorbic acid
  • suberic acid
  • succinic acid
  • valeric acid

Hypernyms for the word carboxylic acid

• • acid

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