DECARBOXYLATE


Meaning of DECARBOXYLATE in English

— decarboxylation , n.

/dee'kahr bok"seuh layt'/ , v.t., decarboxylated, decarboxylating . Chem.

to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).

[ 1920-25; DE- + CARBOXYLATE ]

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