I. -ˌlāt, -lət noun
Date: 1884
: a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid
II. -ˌlāt transitive verb
( -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-ˌbäk-sə-ˈlā-shən noun