'dicarboxylic' definitions:

Definition of 'dicarboxylic'

From: WordNet
adjective
Containing two carboxyls per molecule

Definition of 'dicarboxylic'

From: GCIDE
  • dicarbonic \di`car*bon"ic\ (d[imac]`k[aum]r*b[o^]n"[i^]k), a. [Pref. di- + carbonic.] (Chem.) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl groups or radicals; as, oxalic acid is the simplest dicarbonic acid. In the latter sense, synonymous with dicarboxylic; as, succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Definition of 'dicarboxylic'

From: GCIDE
  • dicarbonic \di`car*bon"ic\ (d[imac]`k[aum]r*b[o^]n"[i^]k), a. [Pref. di- + carbonic.] (Chem.) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl groups or radicals; as, oxalic acid is the simplest dicarbonic acid. In the latter sense, synonymous with dicarboxylic; as, succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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