Definitions for "carboxylic"
Keywords:  cooh, weakly, cation, radical, resins
of or pertaining to the carboxyl group; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH); as, carboxylic acids are weakly acidic.
relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
An organic acidic group which contributes cation exchange ability to some resins.