Monocarboxylic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  monocarbonic \mon`o*car*bon"ic\, monocarboxylic
  \mon`o*car*box*yl"ic\, a. [Mono- + carbonic.] (Chem.)
     Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a
     monocarbonic acid. The more common term is {monocarboxylic}.
     Contrasted with {dicarboxylic}, {tricarboxylic}, etc.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monocarboxylic
       adj : containing one carboxyl group