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car⋅box⋅yl⋅ate

  [kahr-bok-suh-leyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound).
–noun
2. a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
Origin:
1925–30; carboxyl + -ate 2
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1car·box·yl·ate
Pronunciation: -"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid —car·box·yl·ation /(")kär-"bäk-s&-'lA-sh&n/ noun

Main Entry: 2car·box·yl·ate
Pronunciation: -"lAt, -l&t
Function: noun
: a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid
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Science Dictionary
carboxylate   (kär-bŏk'sə-lāt')  Pronunciation Key 
A salt or ester of an organic acid, containing the radical COO. Soaps, which are usually the sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids, are carboxylates.
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