car|box´yl|a´tion
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de|car|box|yl|a|tion — «DEE kahr BOK suh LAY shuhn», noun. Chemistry. the removal of one or more carboxyl groups, COOH, as by removing carbon dioxide from an organic acid … Useful english dictionary
car|box|yl|ate — «noun. kahr BOK suh layt, liht; verb. kahr BOK suh layt», noun, verb, at|ed, at|ing. –n. a salt or ester of carboxylic acid. –v.t. to introduce a carboxyl into (a compound). –car|box´yl|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
box — box; box·en; box·i·ness; box·man; box·wal·lah; car·box·yl; car·box·yl·ase; car·box·yl·ic; car·box·y·meth·yl; car·box·y·pep·ti·dase; em·box; juke·box; touch·box; un·box; econ·o·box; ho·meo·box; iso·car·box·az·id; kick·box; kick·box·ing;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
carboxylation — car·box·yl·a·tion … English syllables
carboxylate — car•box•yl•ate [[t]kɑrˈbɒk səˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing chem. to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound) • Etymology: 1925–30 car•box yl•a′tion, n … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
decarboxylate — de·car·box·yl·ate sə .lāt vt, at·ed; at·ing to remove carboxyl from de·car·box·yl·a·tion .bäk sə lā shən n … Medical dictionary
decarboxylate — de•car•box•yl•ate [[t]ˌdi kɑrˈbɒk səˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing chem. to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound) • Etymology: 1920–25 de car•box yl•a′tion, n … From formal English to slang
decarboxylation — [dē΄kär΄bäk΄si lā′shən] n. 〚 DE + CARBOXYL + ATION〛 the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound, as amino acid, usually resulting in the formation of carbon dioxide decarboxylate vt., vi … Universalium
