SOLUBILIZING GROUP


Meaning of SOLUBILIZING GROUP in English

A group or substructure on a molecule that increases the molecule's solubility. Solubilizing groups usually make the molecule they are attached to ionic or polar. For example, hydrocarbon chains can be made water-soluble by attaching a carboxylic acid group to the molecule.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.