dicarboxylic

adjective di·car·box·yl·ic \ˌdī-ˌkär-ˌbäk-ˈsi-lik\

Definition of DICARBOXYLIC

: containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule <dicarboxylic acids>

circa 1890

Medical Dictionary

adjective di·car·box·yl·ic \ˌdī-ˌkär-ˌbäk-ˈsil-ik\

: containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule

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