Meanings
adjectivepolycarboxylic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryHaving multiple carboxylic functional groups.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Englishcarboxylic
- Englishpolycarboxylic
From poly- + carboxylic.
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polycarboxylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycarboxylic
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“polycarboxylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycarboxylic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polycarboxylic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycarboxylic.
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