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hydroxycarboxylic

hydroxycarboxylic adjective: relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups.

Adjective

hydroxycarboxylic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups
    • Locally produced L-lactate may play a role in hormone function in an autocrine and paracrine fashion via hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 (HCAR1, also referred to as GPR81/FKSG80) to exert antilipolytic effects on adipose tissue [ 4 ] or to modulate the activity of primary cortical neurons [ 5 ].2015 July 25, Waldemar Wagner, Wojciech M. Ciszewski, Katarzyna D. Kania, “L- and D-lactate enhance DNA repair and modulate the resistance of cervical carcinoma cells to anticancer drugs via histone...

Origin of hydroxycarboxylic

From hydroxy- + carboxylic.

Questions about hydroxycarboxylic

What does hydroxycarboxylic mean?
Hydroxycarboxylic means relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups.
What part of speech is hydroxycarboxylic?
Hydroxycarboxylic is an adjective.

Words near hydroxycarboxylic in the dictionary

  1. hydroxycarbamate
  2. hydroxycarbamates
  3. hydroxycarbamide
  4. hydroxycarbonate
  5. hydroxycarbonates
  6. hydroxycarboxylic
  7. hydroxycarotenoid
  8. hydroxycarotenoids
  9. hydroxyceramide
  10. hydroxyceramides
  11. hydroxychalcone

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