Definition of Carboxyl. Meaning of Carboxyl. Synonyms of Carboxyl
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Definition of Carboxyl
carboxyl Oxalyl Ox"a*lyl, n. [Oxalic + -yl.] (Chem.)
(a) A hydrocarbon radical (C2O2) regarded as a residue of
oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it.
(b) An old name for carbonyl.
(c) An old name for carboxyl.
Carboxyl Carboxyl Car*box"yl, n. [Carbon + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
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.