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oxocarboxylate

oxocarboxylate noun: any derivative of a carboxylate in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.

Noun

oxocarboxylate (plural oxocarboxylates)

  1. Any derivative of a carboxylate in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group

Forms of oxocarboxylate

pluraloxocarboxylates

Origin of oxocarboxylate

From oxo- + carboxylate.

Questions about oxocarboxylate

What does oxocarboxylate mean?
Oxocarboxylate means any derivative of a carboxylate in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.
What part of speech is oxocarboxylate?
Oxocarboxylate is a noun.
What is the plural of oxocarboxylate?
The plural of oxocarboxylate is oxocarboxylates.

Words near oxocarboxylate in the dictionary

  1. oxocarbazates
  2. oxocarbenium
  3. oxocarbeniums
  4. oxocarbon
  5. oxocarbons
  6. oxocarboxylate
  7. oxocarboxylates
  8. oxocarboxylic
  9. oxochloride
  10. oxochlorides
  11. oxocholesterol

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