A carboxylic acid having two carboxyl groups in its molecules. In systematic chemical nomenclature, dicarboxylic acids are denoted by the suffix -dioic; e.g. hexanedioic acid, HOOC(CH2)4COOH.
Biology
A carboxylic acid having two carboxyl groups in its molecules. In systematic chemical nomenclature, dicarboxylic acids are denoted by the suffix -dioic; e.g. hexanedioic acid, HOOC(CH2)4COOH.