Oxatyl

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

  Carboxyl \Car*box"yl\ (k[aum]r*b[o^]ks"[i^]l), n. [Carbon +
     oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
     The complex radical, {CO.OH}, regarded as the essential and
     characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon
     (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; --
     called also {oxatyl}.


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