carboxy |
carboxylic |
As a noun carboxy
is carboxyl.
As an adjective carboxylic is
(organic chemistry) of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.
carboxylic |
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carboxylic |
tricarboxylic |
In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between carboxylic and tricarboxylic
is that
carboxylic is (organic chemistry) of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group while
tricarboxylic is (organic chemistry) having three carboxylic groups.
As adjectives the difference between carboxylic and tricarboxylic
is that
carboxylic is (organic chemistry) of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group while
tricarboxylic is (organic chemistry) having three carboxylic groups.