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carboxymethylation

carboxymethylation noun: the introduction of a carboxymethyl group into a compound.

Noun

carboxymethylation (plural carboxymethylations)

  1. The introduction of a carboxymethyl group into a compound

Forms of carboxymethylation

pluralcarboxymethylations

Origin of carboxymethylation

From carboxymethyl + -ation.

Questions about carboxymethylation

What does carboxymethylation mean?
Carboxymethylation means the introduction of a carboxymethyl group into a compound.
What part of speech is carboxymethylation?
Carboxymethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxymethylation?
The plural of carboxymethylation is carboxymethylations.

Words near carboxymethylation in the dictionary

  1. carboxymethylase
  2. carboxymethylases
  3. carboxymethylate
  4. carboxymethylated
  5. carboxymethylates
  6. carboxymethylation
  7. carboxymethylations
  8. carboxymethylcellulose
  9. carboxymethylcelluloses
  10. carboxymethyldextran
  11. carboxymethyldextrans

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