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tetracarboxylic

tetracarboxylic adjective: having four carboxyl groups.

Adjective

tetracarboxylic (not comparable)

  1. Having four carboxyl groups

Origin of tetracarboxylic

From tetra- + carboxylic.

Words formed from tetracarboxylic

Phrases with tetracarboxylic

Questions about tetracarboxylic

What does tetracarboxylic mean?
Tetracarboxylic means having four carboxyl groups.
What part of speech is tetracarboxylic?
Tetracarboxylic is an adjective.

Words near tetracarboxylic in the dictionary

  1. tetracarbon dioxide
  2. tetracarbonate
  3. tetracarbonates
  4. tetracarbonyl
  5. tetracarbonyls
  6. tetracarboxylic
  7. tetracarboxylic acid
  8. tetracarboxylic acids
  9. tetracarcinoma
  10. tetracarpellary
  11. tetracarpellate

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