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carotenoic acid

carotenoic acid noun: any carotenoid containing a carboxylic acid functional group.

Noun

carotenoic acid (plural carotenoic acids)

  1. Any carotenoid containing a carboxylic acid functional group.

Forms of carotenoic acid

pluralcarotenoic acids

Questions about carotenoic acid

What does carotenoic acid mean?
Carotenoic acid means any carotenoid containing a carboxylic acid functional group.
What part of speech is carotenoic acid?
Carotenoic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of carotenoic acid?
The plural of carotenoic acid is carotenoic acids.

Words near carotenoic acid in the dictionary

  1. carotenodermia
  2. carotenodermias
  3. carotenogenesis
  4. carotenogenic
  5. carotenoic
  6. carotenoic acid
  7. carotenoic acids
  8. carotenoid
  9. carotenoids
  10. carotenol
  11. carotenols

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