carboxyl

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

carboxyl

Etymology

Blend of carbonyl +‎ hydroxyl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksɪl/, /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksaɪl/

Noun

carboxyl (plural carboxyls)

(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

Derived terms

Translations

carboxyl

Catalan: carboxil m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 羧基 (so¹ gei¹)

Mandarin: 羧基 (zh) (suōjī)
Czech: karboxyl m
Danish: syregruppe c
Finnish: karboksyyli
French: carboxyle (fr) m
German: Carboxy n, Carboxygruppe (de) f
Italian: carbossile (it) m
Japanese: カルボキシル基 (カルボキシルき, karubokishiru-ki)
Korean: 카르복실기 (kareuboksilgi)
Maori: waro-waihā
Portuguese: carboxila (pt) f
Romanian: carboxil (ro) m
Spanish: carboxilo m
Swedish: karboxyl
Turkish: karboksil (tr)

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=carboxyl&oldid=82043421"