decarboxylate
[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt ]
verb (used with object),de·car·box·yl·at·ed, de·car·box·yl·at·ing.Chemistry.
to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).
Origin of decarboxylate
1First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate
Other words from decarboxylate
- de·car·box·yl·a·tion, noun
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