Etymology

monocarboxylic

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Today it means: Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group Full definition →

English carboxylic ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishcarboxylic
  5. English todaymonocarboxylic

From mono- + carboxylic.

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