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carboxyethyl

carboxyethyl noun: the univalent radical -CH₂-CH₂-COOH derived from propanoic acid.

Noun

carboxyethyl (uncountable)

  1. The univalent radical -CH₂-CH₂-COOH derived from propanoic acid

Questions about carboxyethyl

What does carboxyethyl mean?
Carboxyethyl means the univalent radical -CH₂-CH₂-COOH derived from propanoic acid.
What part of speech is carboxyethyl?
Carboxyethyl is a noun.

Words near carboxyethyl in the dictionary

  1. carboxydotrophy
  2. carboxyeosin
  3. carboxyeosins
  4. carboxyesterase
  5. carboxyesterases
  6. carboxyethyl
  7. carboxyfluorescein
  8. carboxyfluoroscein
  9. carboxyfullerene
  10. carboxyfullerenes
  11. carboxygenated

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