decarboxylate meaning

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decarboxylate (verb): lose a carboxyl group.

decarboxylate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

decarboxylate as a verb

  1. lose a carboxyl group
    • the compound decarboxylated

    Type of: change

    Related forms: decarboxylation

  2. remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)

    Type of: change

    Related forms: decarboxylation

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in TE · 13-letter words

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