Definition that contains carboxylic acid
- lactic acid a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
- carboxylate treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- suberic acid a dicarboxylic acid found in cork
- fatty acid any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms
- octanedioic acid a dicarboxylic acid found in cork
- saccharic acid a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
- adipic acid a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
- succinic acid a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
- hexanedioic acid a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
- acrylic acid an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins