carboxylate

American  

[kahr-bok-suh-leyt] / kɑrˈbɒk səˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

carboxylated, carboxylating

1. to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound).

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noun

1. a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.

carboxylate British  

/ kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO) x , where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R ¹ COOR², where R ¹ and R² are organic groups

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carboxylate Scientific  

/ kär-bŏk′sə-lāt′ /

1. A salt or ester of an organic acid, containing the radical COO. Soaps, which are usually the sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids, are carboxylates.

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Etymology

Origin of carboxylate

First recorded in 1925–30; carboxyl + -ate ²

Example Sentences

The MOF, one of four tested in a collaboration among scientists from Oregon State and Tiangong University in China, is based on scandium, chemical symbol Sc, and a carboxylate linker, TBAPy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

These cluster roots exude negatively charged compound called carboxylate that can liberate phosphorus from the soil and make it available for the plant to use.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

Fatty acids are carboxylic acids that have long hydrocarbon chains attached to a carboxylate group.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Adding a saturated -CH2-CH2- spacer between the chromophore and the carboxylate anchoring group extended the injection time to 57 fs, confirming the strong distance dependence of the electron transfer rate.

From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012