Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carboxy-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
car-boxy-
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Having a carboxyl functional group.

Questions

What does carboxy- mean?
Having a carboxyl functional group.

How to pronounce carboxy-

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