Carboxy

/kɑːrˈbɒksi/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or containing a carboxyl group (-COOH), the functional group found in carboxylic acids.

Etymology

From carbo- (carbon) + -oxy (relating to oxygen). Short form of carboxylic, widely used as a prefix or adjective in biochemistry and chemistry.

Kelly Says

The carboxy group is nature's pH regulator—it's the key to why proteins fold the way they do, why your stomach acid burns, and why aspirin works. Nearly every important biological molecule has at least one carboxy group doing crucial work.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
kärbōksiil
kar-bok-sil
ARالعربية
कार्بوكسيل
kar-būksīl
BNবাংলা
কার্বক্সিল
kar-bok-sil
CACatalà
carboxil
kar-boks-il
CSČeština
karboxylová
kar-boks-i-lov-ah
DADansk
karboksyl
kar-boks-il
DEDeutsch
Carboxyl
kar-boks-il
ELΕλληνικά
καρβοξυλική
kar-voks-i-li-ki
ESEspañol
carboxilo
kar-bok-si-loh
FAفارسی
کربکسیل
kar-bok-sil
FISuomi
karboksyyli
kar-boks-ii-li
FRFrançais
carboxyle
kar-bok-sil
GUGU
કાર્બોક્સિલ
kaar-bok-sil
HAHA
karboksil
kar-boks-il
HEעברית
קרבוקסיל
kar-voks-il
HIहिन्दी
कार्बोक्सिल
kar-bok-sil
HUMagyar
karboxil
kar-boks-il
IDBahasa Indonesia
karboksil
kar-boks-il
IGIG
karboksil
kar-boks-il
ITItaliano
carbossilico
kar-bos-si-li-ko
JA日本語
カルボキシル
karubokisiru
KKKK
карбоксил
kar-boks-il
KMKM
កាប្បូសីល
ka-ap-boo-si-il
KO한국어
카르복시
karuboksi
MRMR
कार्बोक्सिल
kar-bok-sil
MSBahasa Melayu
karboksil
kar-boks-il
MYမြန်မာ
ကာဘောက်စီလ
ka-bauk-si-il
NLNederlands
carboxyl
kar-boks-il
NONorsk
karboksyl
kar-boks-il
PAPA
ਕਾਰਬਾਕਸਿਲ
kaar-baak-sil
PLPolski
karboksyl
kar-boks-il
PTPortuguês
carboxilo
kar-bok-si-loh
RORomână
carboxil
kar-boks-il
RUРусский
карбоксил
karboksiyl
SVSvenska
karboxy
kar-boks-i
SWKiswahili
karboksil
kar-boks-il
TAதமிழ்
கார்பாக்சில்
kaar-paak-sil
TEతెలుగు
కార్బాక్సీల్
kaar-baak-si-il
THไทย
คาร์บอกซิล
kar-bok-sil
TLTL
karboksil
kar-boks-il
TRTürkçe
karboksil
kar-boks-il
UKУкраїнська
карбоксил
kar-boks-il
URاردو
کاربوکسیل
kar-bok-sil
VITiếng Việt
carboxyl
kar-bok-sil
YOYO
karboksil
kar-boks-il
ZH中文
羧基
cā jī
ZUZU
ikarbhoksili
i-kar-bok-si-li

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