| carboxyl | (adjective) relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical | Synonyms: carboxylic |
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| (noun) the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids | Synonyms: carboxyl group |
| carboxylate | (verb) treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid | - |
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| carboxylic | (adjective) relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical | Synonyms: carboxyl |
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| cocarboxylase | (noun) a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle | Synonyms: thiamine pyrophosphate |
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| decarboxylase | (noun) any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group | - |
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| decarboxylate | (verb) lose a carboxyl group | - |
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| (verb) remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound) | - |
| decarboxylation | (noun) the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen) | - |
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| dicarboxylic | (adjective) containing two carboxyls per molecule | - |
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| hydroxyl | (noun) the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols | Synonyms: hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical |
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| monocarboxylic | (adjective) containing one carboxyl group | - |
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| pyroxylin | (noun) highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers | Synonyms: pyroxyline |
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| pyroxyline | (noun) highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers | Synonyms: pyroxylin |
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