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oxocarboxylic

oxocarboxylic adjective: relating to a carboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.

Adjective

oxocarboxylic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a carboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group

Origin of oxocarboxylic

From oxo- + carboxylic.

Questions about oxocarboxylic

What does oxocarboxylic mean?
Oxocarboxylic means relating to a carboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.
What part of speech is oxocarboxylic?
Oxocarboxylic is an adjective.

Words near oxocarboxylic in the dictionary

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

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