decarboxylate

[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt ]

verb (used with object),de·car·box·yl·at·ed, de·car·box·yl·at·ing.Chemistry.
  1. to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).

Origin of decarboxylate

1
First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate

Other words from decarboxylate

  • de·car·box·yl·a·tion, noun

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