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Term:carboxylic acid
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Accession:CHEBI:33575 term browser browse the term     term annotations  view annotations
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.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: carboxylic acids
 related_synonym: CHO2R;   Carbonsaeure;   Carbonsaeuren;   Karbonsaeure;   OC([*])=O;   RC(=O)OH;   acide carboxylique;   acides carboxyliques;   acido carboxilico;   acidos carboxilicos
 alt_id: CHEBI:13428;   CHEBI:13627;   CHEBI:23027
 xref: CiteXplore:17147560 "PubMed citation";   CiteXplore:18433345 "PubMed citation"
 cyclic_relationship: is_conjugate_acid_of CHEBI:29067
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(hydridodioxido)oxidocarbon(.)
2-hydroxycarbonyl compound
aldehyde + 
carbonic acid + 
carbonothioic acid + 
carboxylic acid + 
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.
carboxylic anhydride + 
carboxylic ester + 
hydroxidodioxidocarbon(.)
ketene +
ketone + 
metal carbonyl +
nitrosoperoxycarbonic acid
o-phthalaldehydic acid +
pseudoketone + 
squaric acid +
thiocarboxylic acid + 
thioester + 
amino acid + 
cefalotin + 
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