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decarboxylating

decarboxylating is the present participle and gerund of decarboxylate.

Meaning of decarboxylate

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

Questions about decarboxylating

What is decarboxylating the present participle and gerund of?
Decarboxylating is the present participle and gerund of decarboxylate.

Words near decarboxylating in the dictionary

  1. decarboxylase
  2. decarboxylases
  3. decarboxylate
  4. decarboxylated
  5. decarboxylates
  6. decarboxylating
  7. decarboxylation
  8. decarboxylations
  9. decarboxylative
  10. decarboxylization
  11. decarboxylize

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