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Definition of: carboxyl

(kär·bok′sil) noun Chem.
A univalent acid radical, COOH, characteristic of nearly all organic acids. [<CARB(ON) + OX(YGEN) + -YL]
—car·box·yl·ic (kär′bok·sil′ik) adjective

Most often used phrases:

carboxyl group
carboxyl groups
carboxyl terminus
carboxyl terminal
carboxyl end
carboxyl cooh
c terminal carboxyl
biotin carboxyl
carboxyl termini
carboxyl carrier
side chain carboxyl
carboxyl side
carboxyl functional
carboxyl ester
carboxyl tail

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