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Meaning of hydroxycarboxylic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups

not-comparable

Examples

“Locally produced L-lactate may play a role in hormone function in an autocrine and paracrine fashion via hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 (HCAR1, also referred to as GPR81/FKSG80) to exert antilipolytic effects on adipose tissue [ 4 ] or to modulate the activity of primary cortical neurons [ 5 ].”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

hydroxycinnamic hydroxyisovaleric hydroxylated hydroxylative hydroxylian hydroxylic