carboxylic acid 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
Hypernym
acid 1
noun
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
EnglishHyponym
acetic acid 1
noun
a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
mucic acid 1
noun
a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar
suberic acid 1
noun
a dicarboxylic acid found in cork
succinic acid 1
noun
a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
