Associations to the word «Monocarboxylic»

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Wiktionary

MONOCARBOXYLIC, adjective. (organic chemistry) Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group

Dictionary definition

MONOCARBOXYLIC, adjective. Containing one carboxyl group.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats