The suffix -oic acid is the
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-oic — suff. Containing a carboxyl group or one of its derivatives: decanoic acid. [ o + ic.] * * * … Universalium
-oic — adjective suffix Etymology: French oïque (as in acide caproïque caproic acid) containing carboxyl or a derivative < benzoic acid > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-oic — Chemistry a suffix indicating the presence of a carboxyl group ( COOH), as in benzoic acid …
-oic — |ōik, |ōēk adjective suffix Etymology: o + ic : containing carboxyl or a derivative of it in names of acids and related compounds caproic hexoic naphthoic e … Useful english dictionary
carboxylic acid — Chem. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. [1900 05; CARBOXYL + IC] * * * Any organic compound with the general chemical formula ―COOH in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond to make a… … Universalium
Bile acid — Bile acids (also known as bile salts) are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. In humans taurocholic acid, and glycocholic acid (derivatives of cholic acid) represent approximately eighty percent of all bile acids. The two… … Wikipedia
Ursolic acid — IUPAC name (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS) 10 hydroxy 1 … Wikipedia
Resin acid — Resin acids are protectants and wood preservatives that are produced by parenchymatous epithelial cells that surround the resin ducts in trees from temperate coniferous forests. The resin acids are formed when two and three carbon molecules… … Wikipedia
Moronic acid — IUPAC name (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,12aS,14aS) 2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a heptam … Wikipedia
cholic acid — A family of steroids comprising the bile acids (or salts), generally in conjugated form ( e.g., glycocholic and taurocholic acid s). Chemically, cholic acid s are cholan 24 oic (cholanic) acids (the terminal C24 of cholane becoming a COOH group); … Medical dictionary
