NOUN | process | decarboxylation | the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen) |
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Meaning | The process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen). | |
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Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
Spanish | descarboxilación | |
Catalan | descarboxilació | |
Verbs | decarboxylate | lose a carboxyl group |
decarboxylate | remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound) |
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