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carboxylated

carboxylated is the simple past and past participle of carboxylate.

Meaning of carboxylate

Verb

carboxylate (third-person singular simple present carboxylates, present participle carboxylating, simple past and past participle carboxylated)

  1. To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
  2. To react with a carboxylic acid

See all 3 meanings of carboxylate

Adjective

carboxylated (comparative more carboxylated, superlative most carboxylated)

  1. Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.

Forms of carboxylated

comparativemore carboxylated
superlativemost carboxylated

Words formed from carboxylated

Questions about carboxylated

What does carboxylated mean?
Carboxylated means converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
What is carboxylated the simple past and past participle of?
Carboxylated is the simple past and past participle of carboxylate.
What part of speech is carboxylated?
Carboxylated is an adjective.

Words near carboxylated in the dictionary

  1. carboxyl methyltransferase
  2. carboxyl methyltransferases
  3. carboxylase
  4. carboxylases
  5. carboxylate
  6. carboxylated
  7. carboxylates
  8. carboxylating
  9. carboxylation
  10. carboxylations
  11. carboxylbenzoyl

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