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Kolbe reaction

Kolbe reaction noun: an electrolytic reaction involving the decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids.

Noun

Kolbe reaction (plural Kolbe reactions)

  1. An electrolytic reaction involving the decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids

Forms of Kolbe reaction

pluralKolbe reactions

Origin of Kolbe reaction

For German chemist Hermann Kolbe

Questions about Kolbe reaction

What does Kolbe reaction mean?
Kolbe reaction means an electrolytic reaction involving the decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids.
What part of speech is Kolbe reaction?
Kolbe reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Kolbe reaction?
The plural of Kolbe reaction is Kolbe reactions.

Words near Kolbe reaction in the dictionary

  1. kolbasi
  2. kolbassa
  3. kolbassi
  4. kolbasy
  5. Kolbe
  6. Kolbe reaction
  7. Kolbe reactions
  8. Kolbe-Schmitt reaction
  9. Kolbe-Schmitt reactions
  10. Kolbeck
  11. kolbeckite

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