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oxodicarboxylic

oxodicarboxylic adjective: relating to a dicarboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.

Adjective

oxodicarboxylic (not comparable)

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 Relating to a dicarboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group

Origin of oxodicarboxylic

From oxo- + dicarboxylic.

Questions about oxodicarboxylic

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Oxodicarboxylic means relating to a dicarboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.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

Words near oxodicarboxylic in the dictionary

  1. oxodegradable
  2. oxoderivative
  3. oxoderivatives
  4. oxodicarboxylate
  5. oxodicarboxylates
  6. oxodicarboxylic
  7. oxodipine
  8. oxoerythromycin
  9. oxoethyl
  10. oxoferryl
  11. oxofluoride

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