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oxobutyric

oxobutyric adjective: consisting of an oxo group (C=O) combined with butyric acid or one of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-.

Adjective

oxobutyric (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of an oxo group (C=O) combined with butyric acid or one of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-

Questions about oxobutyric

What does oxobutyric mean?
Oxobutyric means consisting of an oxo group (C=O) combined with butyric acid or one of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-.
What part of speech is oxobutyric?
Oxobutyric is an adjective.

Words near oxobutyric in the dictionary

  1. oxobromide
  2. oxobromides
  3. oxobutanoate
  4. oxobutanoates
  5. oxobutanoic
  6. oxobutyric
  7. oxocamphor
  8. oxocane
  9. oxocanes
  10. oxocarbazate
  11. oxocarbazates

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