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transcarboxylation

transcarboxylation noun: the transfer of a carboxyl group.

Noun

transcarboxylation (plural transcarboxylations)

  1. The transfer of a carboxyl group

Forms of transcarboxylation

pluraltranscarboxylations

Origin of transcarboxylation

From trans- + carboxylation.

Questions about transcarboxylation

What does transcarboxylation mean?
Transcarboxylation means the transfer of a carboxyl group.
What part of speech is transcarboxylation?
Transcarboxylation is a noun.
What is the plural of transcarboxylation?
The plural of transcarboxylation is transcarboxylations.

Words near transcarboxylation in the dictionary

  1. transcarbamylases
  2. transcarbamylation
  3. transcarbamylations
  4. transcarboxylase
  5. transcarboxylases
  6. transcarboxylation
  7. transcarboxylations
  8. transcardiac
  9. transcardiacally
  10. transcardial
  11. transcardially

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