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uncarboxylated

uncarboxylated adjective: not carboxylated.

Adjective

uncarboxylated (not comparable)

  1. Not carboxylated.
    • Vitamin K is an essential co-factor for carboxylation of osteocalcin and carboxylation of total osteocalcin (tOC) increases the proportion of carboxylated osteocalcin (cOC) and lowers the proportion of uncarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC).2015 September 30, “Osteocalcin Is Not Associated with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from the EPIC-NL Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of uncarboxylated

From un- + carboxylated.

Questions about uncarboxylated

What does uncarboxylated mean?
Uncarboxylated means not carboxylated.
What part of speech is uncarboxylated?
Uncarboxylated is an adjective.

Words near uncarboxylated in the dictionary

  1. uncapturing
  2. uncaramelized
  3. uncarbonated
  4. uncarbonized
  5. uncarbonylated
  6. uncarboxylated
  7. uncarbureted
  8. uncarburetted
  9. uncarcinogenic
  10. uncarded
  11. uncardinal

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