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Definitions of carboxylic acid
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
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