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CARBOXYLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
Synonyms:
carboxyl; carboxylic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Pertainym:
carboxyl group (the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids)
Derivation:
carboxyl (the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids)
Context examples:
This agent may be more active against COX-2 than several other carboxylic acid-containing NSAIDs.
(Diclofenac, NCI Thesaurus)
They also found other pyridine carboxylic acids at similar concentrations and, for the first time, found pyridine dicarboxylic acids.
(Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites, NASA)
A family of enzymes that hydrolyze carboxylic esters.
(Carboxylesterase, NCI Thesaurus)
Bile acids are steroid carboxylic acids derived from cholesterol in vertebrates.
(Bile Acid Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
This agent is metabolized by esterases in the blood and extravascular tissues to an inactive carboxylic acid metabolite.
(Clevidipine Butyrate Injectable Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)
Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.
(Carboxylic Acids, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A synthetic carboxylic acid with antibacterial and antifungal properties.
(Acetic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The tromethamine salt of ketorolac, a synthetic pyrrolizine carboxylic acid derivative with anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties.
(Ketorolac Tromethamine, NCI Thesaurus)
An aliphatic carboxylic acid, also known as enanthic acid, used in the synthesis of esters for products such as fragrances and artificial flavor preparations.
(Heptanoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The orally available hydrochloride salt of pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Atrasentan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
