Carboxyl Group - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: carboxyl groupcarboxyl group
a monovalent organic radical written COOH CO2H or COOH whose presence confers acidic properties on the compound containing it called also carboxylic group Monocarboxylic acids such as acetic acid or butyric acid have one carboxyl group dicarboxylic acids such as oxalic acid or malonic acid have two tricarboxylic acids such as citric acid have three It is weakly acidic the pKa of acetic acid being 475...
carboxylic
of or pertaining to the carboxyl group having a carboxyl group written COOH CO2H or COOH as carboxylic acids are weakly acidic...
carboxylic acid
an organic compound whose acidity is due to the presence of a carboxyl gorup Monocarboxylic acids such as acetic acid or butyric acid have one carboxyl group dicarboxylic acids such as oxalic acid or malonic acid have two tricarboxylic acids such as citric acid have three...
carboxylate
to treat a chemical compound with carboxyl or carboxylic acid...
dicarbonic
Containing two carbon residues or two carboxyl groups or radicals as oxalic acid is the simplest dicarbonic acid In the latter sense synonymous with dicarboxylic as succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid...
monocarbonic
Containing one carboxyl group as acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid The more common term is monocarboxylic Contrasted with dicarboxylic tricarboxylic etc...
penicillin
Any of a variety of substances having a structure containing a beta lactam ring fused to a thiirane ring to which a carboxyl group is attached but most commonly interpreted as benzyl penicillin They are notable as powerful antibacterial agents of relatively low toxicity which have found extensive use in medicine for treating bacterial infections They are categorized as one of the classes of beta lactam antibiotic They are produced naturally by some fungi and bacteria and industrial production processes almost invariably start from some form of the penicillin nucleus produced by fermentation of microorganisms The fermentation products are then chemically modified to produce derivatives of enhanced potency safety or antibacterial spectrum The first penicillin to see extensive use clinically during World War II was penicillin G also called benzypenicillin and commonly simply ldquopenicillinrdquo...
Group
Group, means the Special Protection Group con-stituted under s. 4. [Special Protection Group Act, 1998 (34 of 1988), s. 2(c)]...
Member of the Group
Member of the Group, means a person who has been appointed to the Group by the prescribed authority whether before or after the commencement of this Act. [Special Protection Group Act, 1988 (34 of 1988), s. 2(d)]...
group insurance
group insurance : insurance issued upon a group of persons under a single or blanket insurance policy ...
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