I. noun Date: 1884 a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid, II. transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Date: 1921 to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid, carboxylation noun
CARBOXYLATE
Meaning of CARBOXYLATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012