decarboxylate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ carboxylate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/

Verb

decarboxylate (third-person singular simple present decarboxylates, present participle decarboxylating, simple past and past participle decarboxylated)

1. (organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Derived terms

• decarboxylative

Related terms

• decarboxylation

Translations

to remove one or more carboxy groups

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脫羧 / 脱羧 (tuōsuō)

• French: décarboxyler (fr)
• German: decarboxylieren
• Italian: decarbossilare (it)
• Spanish: descarboxilar