Meanings
nouncarboxybenzaldehyde (plural carboxybenzaldehydes)
plural carboxybenzaldehydes
- chemistryEither of three isomeric carboxylic acids derived from benzoic acid by the addition of an aldehyde group in the benzene ring
Synonyms: formylbenzoic acid, hydroxyphthalide, phthalaldehydic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of three isomeric carboxylic acids derived from benzoic acid by the addition of an aldehyde group in the benzene ring
Similar
formylbenzoic acidhydroxyphthalidephthalaldehydic acid
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APA
carboxybenzaldehyde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxybenzaldehyde
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