oxocarboxylic

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adjective

Relating to a carboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group

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Meanings

adjectiveoxocarboxylic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryRelating to a carboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group

Origin

From oxo- + carboxylic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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