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di·car·box·yl·ic | \ ˌdī-ˌkär-ˌbäk-ˈsi-lik 
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\Definition of dicarboxylic
: containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
dicarboxylic acids
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dicarboxylic
adjectivedi·car·box·yl·ic | \ ˌdī-ˌkär-ˌbäk-ˈsil-ik \
\Medical Definition of dicarboxylic
: containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
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The first known use of dicarboxylic was circa 1890
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