| 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. |
| COCARBOXYLASE | • cocarboxylase n. A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
| DECARBOXYLASE | • decarboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon… • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| HAEMATOXYLINS | • haematoxylins n. Plural of haematoxylin. • HAEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HEMATOXYLIN. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HYDROXYLAMINE | • hydroxylamine n. (Inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent… • hydroxylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYDROXYLATING | • hydroxylating v. Present participle of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| HYDROXYLATION | • hydroxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement… • HYDROXYLATION n. the act of hydroxylating. |
| TRICARBOXYLIC | • tricarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having three carboxylic groups. • TRICARBOXYLIC adj. containing three carboxyl groups in the molecule. |
| XYLOBALSAMUMS | • XYLOBALSAMUM n. the dried twigs, or the wood, of the balm of Gilead tree. |
| XYLOGRAPHICAL | • xylographical adj. Xylographic. • XYLOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to xylography, the art of making engravings on wood, also XYLOGRAPHIC. |