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carboxylating

carboxylating is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about carboxylating

What is carboxylating the present participle and gerund of?
Carboxylating is the present participle and gerund of carboxylate.

Words near carboxylating in the dictionary

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

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