carboxyl

English

Etymology

Blend of carbonyl +‎ hydroxyl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksɪl/, /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksaɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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
• carboxylate
• carboxylesterase
• carboxylic
• carboxyl methyltransferase
• carboxylterminal
• carboxyltransferase
• dicarboxylyl
• isocarboxazid
• thiocarboxyl
• tricarballylic acid

Translations

carboxyl

• Catalan: carboxil m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 羧基 (so¹ gei¹)

  Mandarin: 羧基 (zh) (suōjī)

• Czech: karboxyl m
• Danish: syregruppe c
• Finnish: karboksyyli
• French: carboxyle (fr) m
• German: Carboxy n, Carboxygruppe (de) f
• Italian: carbossile (it) m
• Japanese: カルボキシル基 (カルボキシルき, karubokishiru-ki)
• Korean: 카르복실기 (kareuboksilgi)
• Maori: waro-waihā
• Portuguese: carboxila (pt) f
• Romanian: carboxil (ro) m
• Spanish: carboxilo m
• Swedish: karboxyl
• Turkish: karboksil (tr)