Meanings
adjectivedicarboxylic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryHaving two carboxylic groups
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Englishcarboxylic
- Englishdicarboxylic
From di- + carboxylic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian dicarbossilico
- dicarbossilicoTranslations
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APA
dicarboxylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicarboxylic
MLA
“dicarboxylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicarboxylic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dicarboxylic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicarboxylic.
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