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carboxylic acid

/kɑːr.bɑːkˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
car-boxylic acid
IPA
/kɑːr.bɑːkˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɑːr.bɑːkˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/

Inflected Forms

carboxylic acids (plural)

Derived Forms

arbaprostil carboxylate cefminox cicloxolone deloxolone enoxolone foscarnet

Phrases

dicarboxylic acid hexacarboxylic acid ketocarboxylic acid nalidixic acid polycarboxylic acid tetracarboxylic acid thiocarboxylic acid tricarboxylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

ester fatty acid

Synonyms

carboxylic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce carboxylic acid?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑːr.bɑːkˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/.
What does carboxylic acid mean?
Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.

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