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decarboxylate
[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
, Chemistry.
, de·car·box·yl·at·ed, de·car·box·yl·at·ing.
- to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).
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- decar·boxyl·ation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decarboxylate1
First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate
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