Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydroxycarboxylic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-drox-y-car-boxylic
IPA

50

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups

Example Sentences

"Locally produced L-lactate may play a role in hormone function in an autocrine and paracrine fashion via hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 (HCAR1, also referred to as GPR81/FKSG80) to exert antilipolytic effects on adipose tissue [ 4 ] or to modulate the activity of primary cortical neurons [ 5 ]."

Etymology

From hydroxy- + carboxylic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hydroxy

Questions

What does hydroxycarboxylic mean?: Relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups
Where does hydroxycarboxylic come from?: From hydroxy- + carboxylic.

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