-dioic

adjective suffix

-di·​o·​ic

¦dī¦ōik,

-ōēk

: containing two carboxyl groups in place of two methyl groups

hexanedioic acid HOOC(CH₂)₄COOH

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary di- + -oic

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