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carboethoxy

carboethoxy noun: an ethyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₂CH₃.

Noun

carboethoxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) An ethyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₂CH₃

Questions about carboethoxy

What does carboethoxy mean?
Carboethoxy means an ethyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₂CH₃.
What part of speech is carboethoxy?
Carboethoxy is a noun.

Words near carboethoxy in the dictionary

  1. carbocyclizations
  2. carbocysteine
  3. carbodiimide
  4. carbodiimides
  5. carbodynamite
  6. carboethoxy
  7. carbofos
  8. carbofuran
  9. carbogen
  10. carbogenated
  11. carbogene

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