carboxylic acid

a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals

a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon

a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar

a dicarboxylic acid found in cork

a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes

a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch

a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins

a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative

a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs

any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms

a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins

a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates

a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits

an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins

a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)

a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms

a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils

a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid

dilute acetic acid