"carboxyl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksɪl/, /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksaɪl/ Forms: carboxyls [plural]
Etymology: Blend of carbonyl + hydroxyl Etymology templates: {{blend|en|carbonyl|hydroxyl}} Blend of carbonyl + hydroxyl Head templates: {{en-noun}} carboxyl (plural carboxyls)
  1. (organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids. Wikipedia link: carboxyl Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Derived forms: carboxy-, carboxyl methyltransferase, carboxylase, carboxylate, carboxylic, thiocarboxyl Translations (carboxyl): carboxil [masculine] (Catalan), 羧基 (so¹ gei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 羧基 (suōjī) (Chinese Mandarin), karboxyl [masculine] (Czech), syregruppe [common-gender] (Danish), karboksyyli (Finnish), carboxyle [masculine] (French), Carboxy [neuter] (German), Carboxygruppe [feminine] (German), carbossile [masculine] (Italian), カルボキシル基 (karubokishiru-ki) (alt: カルボキシルき) (Japanese), 카르복실기 (kareuboksilgi) (Korean), waro-waihā (Maori), carboxila [feminine] (Portuguese), carboxil [masculine] (Romanian), carboxilo [masculine] (Spanish), karboxyl (Swedish), karboksil (Turkish)

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