carboxyl; carboxyl group. A carboxylic acid is an organic molecule with a -(C=O)-OH group. The group is also written as -COOH and is called a carboxyl group. The hydrogen on the -COOH group ionizes in water; carboxylic acids are weak acids. The simplest carboxylic acids are formic acid (H-COOH) and acetic acid (CH
3-COOH).
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A carboxylic acid k is an organic compound that contains a carboxyl group (C(O)OH). The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R-C(O)OH with R referring to the rest of the (possibly quite large) molecule. Carboxylic acids occur widely, and include the amino acids and acetic acid (active ingredient in vinegar). Salts and esters of carboxylic acids...
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any of a class of organic compounds in which a carbon atom is bonded to an oxygen atom by a double bond and to a hydroxyl group by a single bond. A ... [5 related articles]
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A substance containing the carboxyl group. The carboxylic hydrogen can be lost as a hydrogen ion, so these substances are also acidic. An example includes acetic acid.
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Any carbon compound containing the functional group -C(O)OH. Formic acid (HCOOH) gives the distinctive smell of crushed ants, while acetic acid (CH3COOH) gives VB its distinctive odour and taste.
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An organic acid containing the functional group -COOH.Structurally, the group looks like: O=C- OH ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(kahr-bok-sil´ik) an organic compound containing the carboxy group (sbondCOOH), which is weakly ionized in solution forming a carboxylate ion (sbondCOO−).
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A substance containing the carboxyl group. The carboxylic hydrogen can be lost as a hydrogen ion, so these substances are also acidic. An example includes acetic acid.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kar-bok′sil-ik as′id Definitions: 1. An organic acid with a carboxyl group.
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[
n] - an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
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A compound with molecules containing a carboxylic acid group -COOH. Carboxylic acids have the general formula R - COOH.
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noun an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
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Organic acid containing the carboxyl group (COOH) attached to another group (R), which can be hydrogen (giving methanoic acid, HCOOH) or a larger group. When R is a straight-chain alkyl group (such as CH
3 or CH
3CH
2), the acid is known as a fatty acid. Examples of carboxylic ac...
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