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carboxyphenyl

carboxyphenyl noun: a phenyl group with a carboxyl substituent.

Noun

carboxyphenyl (plural carboxyphenyls)

  1. A phenyl group with a carboxyl substituent

Forms of carboxyphenyl

pluralcarboxyphenyls

Origin of carboxyphenyl

From carboxy + phenyl.

Questions about carboxyphenyl

What does carboxyphenyl mean?
Carboxyphenyl means a phenyl group with a carboxyl substituent.
What part of speech is carboxyphenyl?
Carboxyphenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxyphenyl?
The plural of carboxyphenyl is carboxyphenyls.

Words near carboxyphenyl in the dictionary

  1. carboxypenicillins
  2. carboxypeptidase
  3. carboxypeptidases
  4. carboxyphenol
  5. carboxyphenols
  6. carboxyphenyl
  7. carboxyphenyls
  8. carboxyprothrombin
  9. carboxyrhodamine
  10. carboxyrhodamines
  11. carboxysomal

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