DICARBOXYLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dicarboxylic mean? 

• DICARBOXYLIC (adjective)
  The adjective DICARBOXYLIC has 1 sense:

1. containing two carboxyls per molecule

  Familiarity information: DICARBOXYLIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DICARBOXYLIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing two carboxyls per molecule

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

carboxyl (the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids)

 Context examples 

If the initial substrate was a long chain fatty acid, then the resulting dicarboxylic acid can enter the beta-oxidation pathway to be shortened at both ends of the molecule at the same time.

(Omega-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A calcium salt formulation of gemcabene, a dialkyl ether dicarboxylic acid with antihyperlipidemic activity.

(Gemcabene Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

A dialkyl ether dicarboxylic acid with antihyperlipidemic activity.

(Gemcabene, NCI Thesaurus)

A naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid produced by Malassezia furfur and found in whole grain cereals, rye, barley and animal products.

(Azelaic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

They also found other pyridine carboxylic acids at similar concentrations and, for the first time, found pyridine dicarboxylic acids.

(Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites, NASA)

When beta-oxidation is complete, the product is short chain dicarboxylic acids like succinate or adipate.

(Omega-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Oxidation of the alcohol is catalyzed by an alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase catalyzes the formation of the dicarboxylic acid.

(Omega-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)