Thesaurus:carboxylic acid

THESAURUS

carboxylic acid

English

Noun

Sense: any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group

Synonyms

• carboxylic acid

Hyponyms

• fatty acid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• propionic acid
• butyric acid
• valeric acid
• caproic acid
• enanthic acid
• caprylic acid
• pelargonic acid
• capric acid
• lauric acid
• myristic acid
• palmitic acid
• stearic acid
• arachidic acid
• sugar acid

Hypernyms

• acid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• organic acid
• organic compound    [⇒ thesaurus]