carboxylic acid

US/kɑːr.bɑːkˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.

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Meanings

nouncarboxylic acid (plural carboxylic acids)

plural carboxylic acids

  1. chemistryAny of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rhodizonic acid

Translations

Arabic حمض كربوكسيليّ
  • حمض كربوكسيليّorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Bulgarian карбоксилна киселина
  • карбоксилна киселина (karboksilna kiselina)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Chinese Cantonese 羧酸
  • 羧酸 (so¹ syun¹)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Chinese Mandarin 羧酸
  • 羧酸 (suōsuān)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Czech karboxylová kyselina
  • karboxylová kyselinaorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Danish carboxylsyre
  • carboxylsyreorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Dutch carbonzuur
  • carbonzuurorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Estonian karboksüülhape
  • karboksüülhapeorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Finnish karboksyylihappo
  • karboksyylihappoorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
French acide carboxylique
  • acide carboxyliqueorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
German Carbonsäure
  • Carbonsäureorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Greek καρβονικό οξύ, καρβοξυλικό οξύ
  • καρβονικό οξύ (karvonikó oxý)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • καρβοξυλικό οξύ (karvoxylikó oxý)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Hebrew חומצה קרבוקסילית
  • חומצה קרבוקסיליתorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Indonesian asam karboksilat, asam alkanoat
  • asam karboksilatorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • asam alkanoatorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Italian acido carbossilico
  • acido carbossilicoorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Japanese カルボン酸
  • カルボン酸 (karubon-san)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Korean 카복실산
  • 카복실산 (kaboksilsan)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Latin acidum carboxylicum
  • acidum carboxylicumorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Malay asid karboksilik
  • asid karboksilikorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Norwegian Bokmål karboksylsyre
  • karboksylsyreorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Persian کربوکسیلیک اسید
  • کربوکسیلیک اسید (karboksilik asid)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Polish kwas karboksylowy
  • kwas karboksylowyorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Portuguese ácido carboxílico
  • ácido carboxílicoorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Romanian acid carboxilic
  • acid carboxilicorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Russian карбоновая кислота́
  • карбоновая кислота́ (karbonovaja kislotá)organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Slovak karboxylová kyselina
  • karboxylová kyselinaorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Spanish ácido carboxílico
  • ácido carboxílicoorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Swedish karboxylsyra
  • karboxylsyraorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Turkish karboksilik asit
  • karboksilik asitorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Welsh asid carbocsylig
  • asid carbocsyligorganic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
Cite this entry
APA

carboxylic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxylic%20acid

MLA

“carboxylic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxylic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboxylic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxylic%20acid.

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