decarboxylate

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/

Verb

decarboxylate (third-person singular simple present decarboxylates, present participle decarboxylating, simple past and past participle decarboxylated)

(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Related terms

decarboxylation

Translations

to remove one or more carboxy groups

Chinese:
Mandarin: 脫羧／脱羧 (tuōsuō)
French: décarboxyler (fr)
German: decarboxylieren
Italian: decarbossilare (it)
Spanish: descarboxilar

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