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carboxylic acid
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carboxylic acid
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Noun
Sense: any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group
Synonyms
carboxylic acid
Hyponyms
fatty acid
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propionic acid
butyric acid
valeric acid
caproic acid
enanthic acid
caprylic acid
pelargonic acid
capric acid
lauric acid
myristic acid
palmitic acid
stearic acid
arachidic acid
sugar acid
Hypernyms
acid
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organic acid
organic compound
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