Definition of carboxyl
English to English adjective - relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
source: WordNet 3.0 noun - the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
source: WordNet 3.0 - The complex radical, CO.OH, regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; -- called also oxatyl.
source: Webster 1913
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