| Term Name: | carboxylic acid |
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| Synonyms: | acide carboxylique, acides carboxyliques, acido carboxilico, acidos carboxilicos, Carbonsaeure, Carbonsaeuren, carboxylic acid, carboxylic acids, Karbonsaeure, RC(=O)OH |
| Definition: | A carbon oxoacid acid carrying at least one -C(=O)OH group and having the structure RC(=O)OH, where R is any any monovalent functional group. Carboxylic acids are the most common type of organic acid. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:33575] ( EBI ) |