carboxylic acid, n.
an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
<noun.substance>
carboxylic acid
semantic pointers
hyponym
acetic acid, ethanoic acid
hexanedioic acid, adipic acid
mucic acid
suberic acid, octanedioic acid
succinic acid
saccharic acid
sebacic acid, decanedioic acid
sorbic acid
valeric acid, pentanoic acid
fatty acid
benzoic acid
propionic acid, propanoic acid
lactic acid
propenoic acid, acrylic acid
hypernym