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carboxy-

carboxy- prefix: having a carboxyl functional group.

Prefix

carboxy-

  1. Having a carboxyl functional group.

Questions about carboxy-

What does carboxy- mean?
Carboxy- means having a carboxyl functional group.
What part of speech is carboxy-?
Carboxy- is a prefix.

Words near carboxy- in the dictionary

  1. carboximides
  2. carboximidoyl
  3. carboximidoyls
  4. carboxin
  5. carboxy
  6. carboxy-
  7. carboxy-terminal
  8. carboxy-termini
  9. carboxy-terminus
  10. carboxy-terminuses
  11. carboxyacyl

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