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noun
The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English carboxylation English decarboxylation From de- + carboxylation.
