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carboxylic acid vs dicarboxylic acid

dicarboxylic acid vs carboxylic acid

carboxylic acid and dicarboxylic acid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carboxylic acid Yes No No No
dicarboxylic acid Yes No No No
As nouns, dicarboxylic acid is a hyponym of carboxylic acid; that is, dicarboxylic acid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carboxylic acid:
  • carboxylic acid: an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
  • dicarboxylic acid: an organic compound containing two carboxyl functional groups (-COOH).
carboxylic acid (noun) dicarboxylic acid (noun)
an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups an organic compound containing two carboxyl functional groups (-COOH).
Difference between carboxylic acid and dicarboxylic acid

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