Definitions for: Carboxyl

[n] the univalent radical COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
[adj] (chemistry) relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical

Webster (1913) Definition: Car*box"yl, n. [Carbon + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
The complex radical, CO.OH, regarded as the essential and
characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon
(as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; --
called also oxatyl.

Synonyms: carboxyl group, carboxylic

See Also: chemical group, group, radical

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