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单词 carboxyl
释义

carboxyl

[ kahr-bok-sil ]
/ kɑrˈbɒk sɪl /

adjective

containing the carboxyl group.

Origin of carboxyl

First recorded in 1865–70; carb- + ox(ygen) + -yl

OTHER WORDS FROM carboxyl

car·box·yl·ic, adjective

Words nearby carboxyl

Carborundum, carboxy-, carboxyhaemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobinemia, carboxyl, carboxylase, carboxylate, carboxylation, carboxyl group, carboxylic acid
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Example sentences from the Web for carboxyl

  • Entrance of the carboxyl or sulpho groups weakens toxic action.

    Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

  • The carboxyl group constitutes another convenient starting-point for the orientation of many types of organic compounds.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various

  • When treated with alkalies, they lose their carboxyl groups and become ætioporphyrin.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Medical definitions for carboxyl

carboxyl
[ kär-bŏk′səl ]

n.

The univalent radical, COOH, characteristic of all organic acids.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for carboxyl

carboxyl
[ kär-bŏk′səl ]

The radical COOH, characteristic of all carboxylic acids.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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