carboxyl-containing
|car-box-yl-con-tain-ing|
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/ˌkɑr.bɑkˈsɪl kənˈteɪ.nɪŋ/
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/ˌkɑː.bɒkˈsɪl kənˈteɪ.nɪŋ/
has a carboxyl group
Etymology
'carboxyl-containing' originates from Modern English as a compound of 'carboxyl' and the present-participle form 'containing' (from 'contain'). 'Carboxyl' itself comes from chemical formation 'carboxy-' (relating to carboxylic acid) + the suffix '-yl' used for radicals or substituents; 'containing' comes from Latin 'continere' via Old French/Latin.
'carboxyl' developed in 19th-century chemical nomenclature from formations such as 'carboxy-' (from elements referring to carbon + oxy/oxygen) plus the suffix '-yl' used to name radicals; 'containing' is the present participle of English 'contain' (from Old French/Latin 'continere'), and the compound 'carboxyl-containing' arose in Modern English scientific usage to describe substances that 'contain a carboxyl group.'
Initially the elements referred specifically to chemical parts ('carboxyl' as a radical and 'containing' as holding/including); over time the compounded form has simply come to label substances 'that bear a carboxyl group' with little change in core meaning.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having one or more carboxyl (–COOH) functional groups; used especially to describe molecules or materials that include a carboxyl group.
This carboxyl-containing polymer showed increased hydrophilicity compared with the non-modified version.
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