'carboxylic' definitions:
Definition of 'carboxylic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical [syn: carboxyl, carboxylic]
Definition of 'carboxylic'
From: GCIDE
- carboxylic \car`box*yl"ic\ (k[aum]r`b[o^]ks*[i^]l"[i^]k), adj. (Chem.) of or pertaining to the carboxyl group; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH); as, carboxylic acids are weakly acidic.
- Syn: carboxyl. [WordNet 1.5]