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Where does “carboxylic acid” come from?

carboxylic acid (English): Any of a class of organic compounds containing a...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a...

Words derived from “carboxylic acid”

  • polyaminopolycarboxylic acid
  • ketocarboxylic acid
  • tricarboxylic acid
  • azodicarboxylic acid
  • dicarboxylic acid
  • polycarboxylic acid
  • thiocarboxylic acid
  • hexacarboxylic acid