dicarboxylic acid: Meaning and Definition of

di•car'box•yl'ic ac'id

Pronunciation: (dī-kär'bok-sil'ik, -kär"-), [key]
— Chem. Chem.
  1. any of the organic compounds that contain two carboxyl groups.
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