Pronunciation: - ˌ l ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Date: 1921
: to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid
– car · box · yl · a · tion \ ( ˌ )kär- ˌ bäk-s ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun