Meanings
nouncarboxy (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe carboxyl group.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishcarbonyl
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Englishhydroxyl
- Englishcarboxyl
- Englishcarboxy
From carboxyl.
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APA
carboxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxy
MLA
“carboxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboxy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxy.
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