carboxyl

English

Noun

carboxyl (plural carboxyls)

1. (organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

Derived terms

• carboxy-
• carboxylase
• carboxylic

Translations

carboxyl

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 羧基 (so¹ gei¹)

  Mandarin: 羧基 (zh) (suōjī)

• Finnish: karboksyyli
• Italian: carbossile (it) m

• Japanese: カルボキシル基 (カルボキシルき, karubokishiruki)
• Portuguese: carboxila (pt) f
• Spanish: carboxilo m
• Swedish: karboxyl