| CARBOXYLATE | • carboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATING | • carboxylating v. Present participle of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATION | • carboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
| CARBOXYLATIONS | • carboxylations n. Plural of carboxylation. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATED | • decarboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of decarboxylate. • decarboxylated adj. Describing a product of decarboxylation. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATES | • decarboxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATING | • decarboxylating v. Present participle of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATION | • decarboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATION n. the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule. |
| EXACERBATE | • exacerbate v. (Transitive) To make worse (A problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate; exasperate. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATED | • exacerbated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exacerbate. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATES | • exacerbates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exacerbate. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATING | • exacerbating v. Present participle of exacerbate. • exacerbating adj. That exacerbates. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATION | • exacerbation n. An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease). • EXACERBATION n. the act of exarcebating. |
| EXACERBATIONS | • exacerbations n. Plural of exacerbation. • EXACERBATION n. the act of exarcebating. |
| EXTRACTABILITY | • extractability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being extractable. • extractability n. (Countable) A measure of the extent to which something may be extracted using a particular solvent. • EXTRACTABILITY n. the state of being extractable. |
| EXTRACTABLE | • extractable adj. Capable of being extracted. • EXTRACTABLE adj. that can be extracted, also EXTRACTIBLE. |
| POLYCARBOXYLATE | • polycarboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid. • POLYCARBOXYLATE n. a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |