| 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. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| OVEREXCITABLE | • overexcitable adj. Excessively excitable. • OVEREXCITABLE adj. excessively excitable. |
| TRICARBOXYLIC | • tricarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having three carboxylic groups. • TRICARBOXYLIC adj. containing three carboxyl groups in the molecule. |
| CARBOXYLATIONS | • carboxylations n. Plural of carboxylation. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
| 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. |
| 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. |