Carboxylic Acid — definition

1. carboxylic acid (Noun)

carboxylic acid (Noun) — An organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups.

acid acetic acid acrylic acid adipic acid benzoic acid decanedioic acid ethanoic acid fatty acid hexanedioic acid lactic acid mucic acid octanedioic acid pentanoic acid propanoic acid propenoic acid propionic acid saccharic acid sebacic acid sorbic acid suberic acid succinic acid • • •