Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun carboxyl

1 sense of carboxyl

Sense 1
carboxyl, carboxyl group -- (the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids)
       => group, radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Similarity of adj carboxyl

1 sense of carboxyl

Sense 1
carboxyl, carboxylic -- (relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical)