HyperDic: decarboxylation

English > 1 sense of the word decarboxylation:
NOUNprocessdecarboxylationthe process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
English > decarboxylation: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen).
Broaderchemical process, chemical change, chemical action(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Spanishdescarboxilación
Catalandescarboxilació
Verbsdecarboxylatelose a carboxyl group
decarboxylateremove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)

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