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carboxymethyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

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noun

From carboxy + methyl.

carboxymethyls (plural)

carboxymethylation carboxymethylcellulose carboxymethyllysine

carboxymethyl cellulose carboxymethyl glucose

What does carboxymethyl mean?: The univalent radical -CH₂-COOH derived from acetic acid
Where does carboxymethyl come from?: From carboxy + methyl.

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