dibasic carboxylic acid
1oxaloacetic acid — /ɒksəloʊəˌsɛtɪk ˈæsəd/ (say oksuhlohuh.setik asuhd) noun a dibasic carboxylic acid, HOOCCH2CO.COOH, a key intermediary metabolite involved in the citric acid cycle and the formation of aspartic acid …
2acid — 1. A compound yielding a hydrogen ion in a polar solvent ( e.g., in water); acids form salts by replacing all or part of the ionizable hydrogen with an electropositive element or radical. 2. In popular …
3Dicarboxylic acid — Dicarboxylic acids are organic compounds that contain two carboxylic acid functional groups. In molecular formulae for dicarboxylic acids, these groups are often written as HOOC R COOH, where R may be an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl group.… …
4sebacic acid — noun a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins • Syn: ↑decanedioic acid • Hypernyms: ↑carboxylic acid * * * sə̇ˈbasik , bās noun Etymology: sebacic International Scientific Vocabulary sebac (from …
5malonic acid — Chem. a white, crystalline, water soluble, dibasic acid, C3H4O4, easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates. [1885 90] * * * ▪ chemical compound also called Propanedioic Acid (HO2CCH2CO2H) …
6saccharic acid — noun a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch • Hypernyms: ↑carboxylic acid * * * noun 1. : a deliquescent solid dicarboxylic acid HOOC(CHOH)4COOH that is obtained by oxidation of glucose or its derivatives (as sucrose)… …
7suberic acid — noun a dicarboxylic acid found in cork • Syn: ↑octanedioic acid • Hypernyms: ↑carboxylic acid * * * noun Etymology: French subérique, from Latin suber cork oak, cork + French ique ic : a crystal …
8Phthalic acid — Phthalic acid …
9maleic acid — /meuh lee ik/, Chem. a colorless, crystalline, water soluble solid, C4H4O4, isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of… …
10polyester — polyesterification /pol ee es teuhr euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. /pol ee es teuhr, pol ee es teuhr/, n. 1. Chem. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group COO , usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a… …
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