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Rarecarboxyl
The correct spelling is carboxyl.
How to pronounce carboxyl
noun
Say it like: Car-box-yl
The correct spelling is carboxyl. A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
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