carboxylate

English

Noun

carboxylate (plural carboxylates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.

Verb

carboxylate (third-person singular simple present carboxylates, present participle carboxylating, simple past and past participle carboxylated)

1. (organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
2. (organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid