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decarboxylate

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de⋅car⋅box⋅yl⋅ate

  [dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing. Chemistry.
to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).
Origin:
1920–25; de- + carboxylate

Related forms:
de⋅car⋅box⋅yl⋅a⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry: de·car·box·yl·ate
Pronunciation: -s&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to remove carboxyl from —de·car·box·yl·a·tion /-"bäk-s&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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