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Carboxyl vs Amino - What's the difference?

carboxyl | amino |

As nouns the difference between carboxyl and amino

is that carboxyl is (organic chemistry) a univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-cooh); characteristic of carboxylic acids while amino is (chemistry) the amine functional group.

As an adjective amino is

(chemistry) relating to an amine.

carboxyl

English

(wikipedia carboxyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

    • Derived terms

    * carboxy- * carboxylase * carboxylic

    amino

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Relating to an amine.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) The amine functional group.

    • Derived terms

    * amino- * amino acid

    See also

    * imino

    Anagrams

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