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decarboxylate

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

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).

Nearby words

  1. decapsulation,
  2. decarbonate,
  3. decarbonize,
  4. decarbonylate,
  5. decarboxylase,
  6. decarboxylation,
  7. decarburize,
  8. decare,
  9. decastyle,
  10. decastylos

Origin of decarboxylate

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate
Related formsde·car·box·yl·a·tion, noun
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