Carboxylic acid
Acids containing a carboxyl group, COOH. | ||||
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Carboxylic acid Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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carboxylic acid
Noun
1. an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
(hypernym) acid
(hyponym) acetic acid, ethanoic acid
Noun
1. an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
(hypernym) acid
(hyponym) acetic acid, ethanoic acid
Carboxylic acid Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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carboxylic acid (carboxyl; carboxyl group)
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A carboxylic acid is an organic molecule with a -(C=O)-OH group. The group is also written as -COOH and is called a carboxyl group. The hydrogen on the -COOH group ionizes in water; carboxylic acids are weak acids. The simplest carboxylic acids are formic acid (H-COOH) and acetic acid (CH3-COOH).
A carboxylic acid is an organic molecule with a -(C=O)-OH group. The group is also written as -COOH and is called a carboxyl group. The hydrogen on the -COOH group ionizes in water; carboxylic acids are weak acids. The simplest carboxylic acids are formic acid (H-COOH) and acetic acid (CH3-COOH).
Carboxylic acid Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group, which has the formula -C(=O)OH, usually written -COOH or -CO2H. Carboxylic acids are Bronsted acids — they are proton donors. Salts and anions of carboxylic acids are called carboxylates.
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