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decarboxylative

UK/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪlətɪv/

decarboxylative adjective: that decarboxylates.

Adjective

decarboxylative (not comparable)

  1. That decarboxylates

Origin of decarboxylative

From decarboxylate + -ive.

Questions about decarboxylative

What does decarboxylative mean?
Decarboxylative means that decarboxylates.
What part of speech is decarboxylative?
Decarboxylative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce decarboxylative?
Decarboxylative is pronounced /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪlətɪv/ (UK).

Words near decarboxylative in the dictionary

  1. decarboxylated
  2. decarboxylates
  3. decarboxylating
  4. decarboxylation
  5. decarboxylations
  6. decarboxylative
  7. decarboxylization
  8. decarboxylize
  9. decarboxylized
  10. decarboxylizes
  11. decarboxylizing

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