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CARBOXYLIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("carboxylic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carboxylic acid"):
acetic acid; ethanoic acid (a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals)
adipic acid; hexanedioic acid (a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon)
mucic acid (a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar)
octanedioic acid; suberic acid (a dicarboxylic acid found in cork)
succinic acid (a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes)
saccharic acid (a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch)
decanedioic acid; sebacic acid (a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins)
sorbic acid (a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative)
pentanoic acid; valeric acid (a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs)
fatty acid (any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms)
benzoic acid (a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins)
propanoic acid; propionic acid (a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates)
lactic acid (a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits)
acrylic acid; propenoic acid (an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins)
Context examples:
A carboxylic acid with structural similarity to glucose with detoxifying activity.
(Glucuronic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
An indazole carboxylic acid derivative that exhibits radiosensitizing and antiparasitic effects and interferes with the multidrug resistance mechanism.
(Lonidamine, NCI Thesaurus)
A class of organic compound that is found in various foods, comprising an alkyl chain with a carboxylic acid end.
(Dietary Fatty Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic carboxylic acid with antibacterial and antifungal properties.
(Acetic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The orally available hydrochloride salt of pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Atrasentan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A carboxylic acid derivative and a selective anticholinergic with antispasmodic activity.
(Dicyclomine, NCI Thesaurus)
Similar to most amino acids, anti-1-amino-3-[18F]fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid ([18]FACBC) appears to enter cells through the energy-independent L-type amino acid transporter (LAT) system.
(Fluciclovine (18F), NCI Thesaurus)
The team synthesized and purified nanogels containing carboxylic acids, chemical functional groups that are common in natural biological molecules.
(Novel nanogels hold promise for improved drug delivery to cancer patients, National Science Foundation)
The carboxylic acid formed by the oxidation of the first carbon of glucose with antiseptic and chelating properties.
(Gluconic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, this agent is metabolized by the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) into the active carboxylic acid metabolite benzoic acid dimethane sulfonate (BA), which further contributes to its alkylating activity.
(Benzaldehyde Dimethane Sulfonate, NCI Thesaurus)
