Carboxyl Common

Carboxyl has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids

carboxyl carboxyl group

A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

Adjective

relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical

carboxyl carboxylic

See Also

tricarboxylic acid univalent carboxyphenyl cooh detyrosination carboxylate hemimellitic carboxylic acid

Related Terms

tricarboxylic acid univalent carboxyphenyl cooh detyrosination carboxylate hemimellitic carboxylic acid decarboxylation carboxyltransferase functional group carboxydipeptidase carboxypeptidase decarboxylate carboxyl methyltransferase photodecarboxylation decarboxylase monocarboxylic ergopeptine carboxyls

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

group

Rhyming Words

oxyl hexyl proxyl indoxyl dihexyl peroxyl alkoxyl quinoxyl methoxyl lithoxyl narcoxyl acyloxyl phenoxyl aminoxyl hydroxyl nitroxyl acetoxyl benzoxyl zymo xyl metalaxyl

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