carboxyl group

English Thesaurus

1. the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	chemical group, group, radical,
definition	:	(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule (noun.substance)

derivation	:	carboxyl, carboxylic,
definition	:	relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical (adj.pert)

derivation	:	carboxyl, carboxylic,
definition	:	relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical (adj.pert)