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🧬 Containing COOH 🧪 A chemical group
carboxyl

carboxyl

8.1
A small chemical group written COOH that makes molecules acidic
  • noun
  • /kɑrˈbɑksɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carboxilo
  • It's reasonable that the proximity of the positive charge to the carboxyl group that's going to be losing a proton having the plus charge here.

So you get tryptophan, you remove the carboxyl group, you get tryptamine.

Examples

  • In organic chemistry, the carboxyl group COOH is found in all amino acids.

  • Every organic acid contains at least one carboxyl group, which gives these compounds their acidic properties.

  • Now these two carboxyl groups are going to be these two carboxyl group in citrate.

  • And the other end is going to be the carboxyl group, COO minus.

  • So you get tryptophan, you remove the carboxyl group, you get tryptamine.

    Danny Jones

  • The presence of a carboxyl group makes acetic acid an important substance in many biological processes.

Synonyms

carboxyl group
vscarboxyl
  • Specialized
4.9

A group of atoms with one carbon, two oxygens and one hydrogen that makes a molecule acidic

is the technical name stressing its univalent chemical form

Compounds

carboxyl group
  • Specialized
4.9

A group of atoms with one carbon, two oxygens and one hydrogen that makes a molecule acidic

Surface Forms

carboxyl singular
carboxyls plural

Etymology

Carboxyl comes from the parts carbo- 'carbon', ox- 'oxygen', and the ending -yl 'group'. So a carboxyl group is the carbon-and-oxygen group -COOH that gives many molecules their acidic properties.