CARBOXYLATE


Meaning of CARBOXYLATE in English

/kahr bok"seuh layt'/ , v. , carboxylated, carboxylating , n.

v.t.

1. to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound).

n.

2. a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.

[ 1925-30; CARBOXYL + -ATE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .