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polycarboxylic

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English carboxylic
English polycarboxylic

    From poly- + carboxylic.

    Adjective

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    polycarboxylic (not comparable)

    1. (chemistry) Having multiple carboxylic functional groups.

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