oxodicarboxylic

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adjective

Relating to a dicarboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group

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Meanings

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 not comparablechemistryRelating to a dicarboxylic acid in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group

Origin

From oxo- + dicarboxylic.

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APA

oxodicarboxylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxodicarboxylic

MLA

“oxodicarboxylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxodicarboxylic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxodicarboxylic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxodicarboxylic.

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