Definition of Dicarboxylic

1. Adjective. Containing two carboxyls per molecule.

Partainyms: Carboxyl

Definition of Dicarboxylic

1. Adjective. (organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups ¹

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Definition of Dicarboxylic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dicarboxylic

dicarbenium
dicarbeniums
dicarbethoxydihydrocollidine
dicarbide
dicarbides
dicarbonate
dicarbonates
dicarbonic
dicarbonyl
dicarbonyls
dicarboxamide
dicarboximide
dicarboximides
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylates
dicarboxylic (current term)
dicarboxylic acid
dicarboxylic acid-CoA oxidase
dicarboxylic acid-CoA synthetase
dicarboxylic acid cycle
dicarboxylic acids
dicast
dicasteries
dicastery
dicastic
dicasts
dication
dicationic
dications
dice

Literary usage of Dicarboxylic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1921)
"... -dicarboxylic Acio,3 This acid yields normal heptadecane. ... -dicarboxylic ACID,2 This acid yields normal ..."

2. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"Its alkaline solution oxidizes on exposure to the air (giving up two hydrogen atoms) to dioxy-quinone-dicarboxylic ester, hence, it yields the same products ..."

3. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"... dicarboxylic esters with aldehydes, are anhydrides (like ethylene oxide) of the ... dicarboxylic Ester, from acetone dicarboxylic ester, acetaldehyde, ..."

4. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"The diethyl ester is prepared by the oxidation of dihydro-collidine dicarboxylic ester in alcoholic solution with nitrous acid. ..."

5. The Vegetable alkaloids: With Particular Reference to Their Chemical by Amé Pictet (1904)
"pyridine dicarboxylic acid): N — COOH This acid crystallizes in anhydrous prisms which melt with decomposition at 192° and are thereby converted into ..."

6. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry for Students of Medicine and Biology by Elmer Verner McCollum (1916)
"... CH2—COOH +NH3 The reverse reaction by which citric acid is converted into acetone dicarboxylic acid by dehydrating agents is as follows : CH2—COOH COOH ..."

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