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carboxyalkyl

carboxyalkyl noun: a radical or group comprising an alkyl and a carboxy group.

Noun

carboxyalkyl (plural carboxyalkyls)

  1. A radical or group comprising an alkyl and a carboxy group
    • A number of different zinc binding groups have been investigated: carboxyalkyls, thiols, hydroxamic acids, phosphonic acids and phosphonamides (23).1992, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology: Supplement
    • Patchett and collaborators developed a new class of potent ACE inhibitors, the carboxyalkyl dipeptides, which includes enalapril (MK 421).1993, Mohan K. Raizada, Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Renin-Angiotensin System, →ISBN

Forms of carboxyalkyl

pluralcarboxyalkyls

Origin of carboxyalkyl

From carboxy + alkyl.

Questions about carboxyalkyl

What does carboxyalkyl mean?
Carboxyalkyl means a radical or group comprising an alkyl and a carboxy group.
What part of speech is carboxyalkyl?
Carboxyalkyl is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxyalkyl?
The plural of carboxyalkyl is carboxyalkyls.

Words near carboxyalkyl in the dictionary

  1. carboxy-termini
  2. carboxy-terminus
  3. carboxy-terminuses
  4. carboxyacyl
  5. carboxyacyls
  6. carboxyalkyl
  7. carboxyalkylation
  8. carboxyalkyls
  9. carboxyamidase
  10. carboxyamidation
  11. carboxyamidations

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