| ARBORICULTURIST | • arboriculturist n. A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon. • ARBORICULTURIST n. one who practises arboriculture, the cultivation of trees and shrubs. |
| BENZENECARBONYL | • BENZENECARBONYL n. a systemic name for benzoyl. |
| DECARBONISATION | • decarbonisation n. (British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonization. • DECARBONISATION n. the process of decarbonising, also DECARBONIZATION. |
| DECARBONIZATION | • decarbonization n. The act or process of decarbonizing. • decarbonization n. The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs. • DECARBONIZATION n. the process of decarbonizing, also DECARBONISATION. |
| 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. |
| NONCARBOHYDRATE | • noncarbohydrate n. (Often attributive) Any material that is not a carbohydrate. • NONCARBOHYDRATE adj. relating to something that is not a carbohydrate. |
| PERFLUOROCARBON | • perfluorocarbon n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom… • PERFLUOROCARBON n. an organic compound in which much of the hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine. |
| 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. |
| SESQUICARBONATE | • sesquicarbonate n. (Inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions. • sesquicarbonate n. (Inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula… • SESQUICARBONATE n. a salt that is neither a simple normal carbonate nor a simple bicarbonate but often a combination of the two. |