Acid and Carboxylic acid

Acid noun - Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt.

Carboxylic acid and acid are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Carboxylic acid" with "Acid", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: acidify, acidity, acidic, acidified, acidize

Carboxylic acid noun - An organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups.

Acid and carboxylic acid are semantically related. You can use "Acid" instead a noun phrase "Carboxylic acid".