Phrase guide

carboxylic acid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acid

Narrower terms: acetic acid, ethanoic acid, hexanedioic acid, adipic acid, mucic acid, suberic acid, octanedioic acid, succinic acid, saccharic acid, sebacic acid, decanedioic acid, sorbic acid, valeric acid, pentanoic acid, fatty acid, benzoic acid, propionic acid, propanoic acid, lactic acid, propenoic acid, acrylic acid

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حمض كربوكسيليّ — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Bulgarian: карбоксилна киселина (karboksilna kiselina) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Chinese Cantonese: 羧酸 (so1 syun1) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 羧酸 (suōsuān) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Czech: karboxylová kyselina — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Danish: carboxylsyre — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Dutch: carbonzuur — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Estonian: karboksüülhape — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Faroese: karboksylsýra — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Finnish: karboksyylihappo — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • French: acide carboxylique — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • German: Carbonsäure — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Greek: καρβονικό οξύ (karvonikó oxý) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Greek: καρβοξυλικό οξύ (karvoxylikó oxý) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Hebrew: חומצה קרבוקסילית — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Indonesian: asam karboksilat — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Indonesian: asam alkanoat — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Italian: acido carbossilico — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Japanese: カルボン酸 (karubon-san) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Kabuverdianu: ásidu karboksíliku — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Kabuverdianu: ásidu karboksíliku — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Kabuverdianu: ácidu carboxílicu — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Kabuverdianu: ácido carboxílik' — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Kabuverdianu: acid' karboxílik' — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Khmer: អាស៊ីតកាបុកស៊ីលិច (ʼaasiit kaaboksiilɨc) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Korean: 카복실산 (kaboksilsan) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Latin: acidum carboxylicum — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Macedonian: карбоксилна киселина (karboksilna kiselina) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Malay: asid karboksilik — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Norwegian Bokmål: karboksylsyre — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: karboksylsyre — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Persian: کربوکسیلیک اسید (karboksilik asid) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Polish: kwas karboksylowy — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Portuguese: ácido carboxílico — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Romanian: acid carboxilic — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Russian: карбоновая кислота́ (karbonovaja kislotá) — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Serbo-Croatian: карбоксилна киселина — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Serbo-Croatian: karboksilna kiselina — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Slovak: karboxylová kyselina — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Spanish: ácido carboxílico — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Sundanese: asam karboksilat — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Swedish: karboxylsyra — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Turkish: karboksilik asit — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group
  • Welsh: asid carbocsylig — organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group