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decarboxylate

UK/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/

decarboxylate verb: to remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule.

Verb

decarboxylate (third-person singular simple present decarboxylates, present participle decarboxylating, simple past and past participle decarboxylated)

  1. To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Forms of decarboxylate

third-person singular presentdecarboxylates
present participledecarboxylating
past participledecarboxylated
pastdecarboxylated

Origin of decarboxylate

From de- + carboxylate.

Words formed from decarboxylate

Questions about decarboxylate

What does decarboxylate mean?
Decarboxylate means to remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule.
What part of speech is decarboxylate?
Decarboxylate is a verb.
How do you pronounce decarboxylate?
Decarboxylate is pronounced /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decarboxylate?
The past tense of decarboxylate is decarboxylated.

Words near decarboxylate in the dictionary

  1. decarbonylations
  2. decarbonylative
  3. decarbopalladation
  4. decarboxylase
  5. decarboxylases
  6. decarboxylate
  7. decarboxylated
  8. decarboxylates
  9. decarboxylating
  10. decarboxylation
  11. decarboxylations

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