decarboxylate
English
Etymology
de- + carboxylate
Pronunciation
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Verb
decarboxylate (third-person singular simple present decarboxylat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle decarboxylated)
- (organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule