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decarboxylate

[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.
, de·car·box·yl·at·ed, de·car·box·yl·at·ing.
  1. to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).


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Other Words From

  • decar·boxyl·ation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decarboxylate1

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate

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decarboxylasedecarboxylation