"decarboxylate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: decarboxylates [present, singular, third-person], decarboxylating [participle, present], decarboxylated [participle, past], decarboxylated [past]
Etymology: de- + carboxylate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|carboxylate}} de- + carboxylate Head templates: {{en-verb}} decarboxylate (third-person singular simple present decarboxylates, present participle decarboxylating, simple past and past participle decarboxylated)
  1. (organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Related terms: decarboxylation Translations (to remove one or more carboxy groups): 脫羧 (Chinese Mandarin), 脱羧 (tuōsuō) (Chinese Mandarin), décarboxyler (French), decarboxylieren (German), decarbossilare (Italian), descarboxilar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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