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carboxylation

carboxylation noun: any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule.

Noun

carboxylation (plural carboxylations)

  1. Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule

Forms of carboxylation

pluralcarboxylations

Words formed from carboxylation

Questions about carboxylation

What does carboxylation mean?
Carboxylation means any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule.
What part of speech is carboxylation?
Carboxylation is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxylation?
The plural of carboxylation is carboxylations.

Words near carboxylation in the dictionary

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

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