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Definition of Carboxylic
1. Adjective. Relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical.
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Derivative terms: Carboxyl, Carboxyl
Partainyms: Carboxyl Group, Carboxyl Group
Definition of Carboxylic
1. Adjective. (organic chemistry) Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carboxylic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carboxylic
Literary usage of Carboxylic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by August Bernthsen (1891)
"All the seven mono-carboxylic acids of quinoline, which are possible according
to theory, are known. Quinoline-benz-carboxylic ..."
2. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"The pyridine carboxylic acids are obtained from the homologous pyridines by
oxidizing them with potassium permanganate, and are also formed by oxidizing the ..."
3. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"571) is formed when dextrose-carboxylic acid is oxidized. ß ... 571) (A. 288, 39).
d-Fructose-carboxylic Acid, CH,OH . [CHOH]SC(OH)(CO,H)CH,OH, ..."
4. The Vegetable Alkaloids: With Particular Reference to Their Chemical by Amé Pictet (1904)
"On reduction they yield cycloheptane carboxylic acid ... carboxylic acids are
heated with caustic potash, the position of the double bond is easily shifted ..."
5. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1880)
"They form a most important group of carbon compounds, the greater number of the
so-called organic acids at present known being carboxylic acids. (1073) o. ..."
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