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decarboxylate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English carboxylate English decarboxylate From de- + carboxylate.

Meanings

  1. To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
decarboxylates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
decarboxylating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decarboxylated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decarboxylated Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

decarboxylative

Relateds

decarboxylation

Translations (5)

es descarboxilar (to remove one or more carboxy groups) · it decarbossilare (to remove one or more carboxy groups) · de decarboxylieren (to remove one or more carboxy groups) · cmn 脫羧 /脱羧 (to remove one or more carboxy groups) · fr décarboxyler (to remove one or more carboxy groups)