monocarboxylic

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adjective

Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group

OriginEnglish carboxylic ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) →
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Meanings

adjectivemonocarboxylic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group

Origin

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

From mono- + carboxylic.

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APA

monocarboxylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocarboxylic

MLA

“monocarboxylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocarboxylic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocarboxylic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocarboxylic.

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