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decarboxylate
[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt ]
/ ˌdi kɑrˈbɒk səˌleɪt /
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verb (used with object), de·car·box·yl·at·ed, de·car·box·yl·at·ing.Chemistry.
to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).
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Origin of decarboxylate
First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate
OTHER WORDS FROM decarboxylate
de·car·box·yl·a·tion, nounWords nearby decarboxylate
decapsulation, decarbonate, decarbonize, decarbonylate, decarboxylase, decarboxylate, decarboxylation, decarburize, decare, decastyle, decastylos
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