Dicarboxylic

/ˌdaɪkɑːrˈbɒksɪlɪk/ adjective

Definition

Containing two carboxyl groups (a chemical group with specific atoms bonded together), used to describe certain organic compounds like molecules.

Etymology

From di- (two) + carboxylic (containing a carboxyl group). Carboxylic comes from carbon + oxygen + French -ique. Used in chemistry since the 19th century to classify acids with two reactive carboxyl groups.

Kelly Says

Dicarboxylic acids like oxalic acid show up everywhere in nature—from plant leaves to kidney stones—and chemists needed this term to quickly communicate how many attachment points a molecule has for reactions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲካርቦክሲላይ
di-kar-bok-si-lai
ARالعربية
ثنائي الكربونيل
th-na-i al-kar-boon-il
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-কার্বক্সিলি
dwi-kar-bok-si-li
CACatalà
dicarboxílic
di-kar-bok-si-lik
CSČeština
dicarboxylová
di-kar-bok-si-lo-va
DADansk
dicarboxylsyre
di-kar-bok-sil-syre
DEDeutsch
Dicarboxy
di-kar-bok-si
ELΕλληνικά
δίκαρβονικό
di-kar-vo-ni-ko
ESEspañol
dicarboxílico
di-kar-bok-si-li-ko
FAفارسی
دی‌کربکسیلیک
di-kar-bok-si-lik
FISuomi
dikarboksyyli
di-kar-boks-ii-li
FRFrançais
dicarboxylique
di-kar-bok-si-lik
GUGU
ડાયકાર્બોક્સિલિક
dai-kar-bok-si-lik
HAHA
dikaboksilik
di-ka-bok-si-lik
HEעברית
די-קרボקסיל
di-kar-bok-sil
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-कार्बोक्सिलिक
dwi-kar-bhoks-ilik
HUMagyar
dicarboxil
di-kar-bok-sil
IDBahasa Indonesia
dikaboksilik
di-kab-oksi-lik
IGIG
dikaboksilik
di-ka-bok-si-lik
ITItaliano
dicarbossilico
di-kar-bos-si-li-ko
JA日本語
ジカルボン酸性
ji-karubon-san-sei
KKKK
дикарбоксилді
di-kar-bok-sil-di
KMKM
ឌីកាបូក្ស៊ីល
di-ka-bok-si-l
KO한국어
다이카복시
dai-ka-bok-si
MRMR
दुःकार्बोक्सिलिक
du-kar-bok-si-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
dikaboksilik
di-kab-oksi-lik
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီကာဘောက်ဆီလစ်
di-ka-bauk-si-lit
NLNederlands
dicarboxyliek
di-kar-bok-si-lik
NONorsk
dicarboxylsyre
di-kar-bok-sil-syre
PAPA
ਦਿ-ਕਾਰਬੋਕਸਿਲਿਕ
di-kar-bok-si-lik
PLPolski
dwu-karboksylo-
dvu-kar-boks-ylo
PTPortuguês
dicarboxílico
di-kar-bok-si-li-ko
RORomână
dicarboxilat
di-kar-bok-si-lat
RUРусский
дикарбоксильный
di-kar-bok-sil-nyy
SVSvenska
dicarboxylsyra
di-kar-bok-sil-syra
SWKiswahili
dikaboksilik
di-ka-bok-si-lik
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை கார்பாக்சிலிக்
ir-tta-i kar-pa-ksi-lik
TEతెలుగు
ద్వి-కార్బాక్సిలిక్
dwi-kar-ba-k-si-lik
THไทย
ไดคาร์บอกซิลิก
dai-kar-bok-si-lik
TLTL
dikaboksilik
di-kab-oksi-lik
TRTürkçe
dikaboksilik
di-kab-oksi-lik
UKУкраїнська
дикарбоксильний
di-kar-bok-sil-nyy
URاردو
ڈی کاربوکسیلک
di-kar-bok-si-lik
VITiếng Việt
đicacboxylic
di-ka-kar-bok-sic
YOYO
dikaboksilik
di-ka-bok-si-lik
ZH中文
二羧酸
èr-cā-suān
ZUZU
dikaboksilik
di-ka-bok-si-lik

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