Meanings
verbdecarboxylate (third-person singular simple present decarboxylates, present participle decarboxylating, simple past and past participle decarboxylated)
present singular third person decarboxylates · participle present decarboxylating · participle past decarboxylated · past decarboxylated
- chemistryTo remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishcarboxylic acid
- Englishcarboxylate
- Englishdecarboxylate
From de- + carboxylate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 脫羧 /脱羧
- 脫羧 /脱羧 (tuōsuō)to remove one or more carboxy groups
French décarboxyler
- décarboxylerto remove one or more carboxy groups
German decarboxylieren
- decarboxylierento remove one or more carboxy groups
Italian decarbossilare
- decarbossilareto remove one or more carboxy groups
Spanish descarboxilar
- descarboxilarto remove one or more carboxy groups
Cite this entry
APA
decarboxylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarboxylate
MLA
“decarboxylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarboxylate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decarboxylate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarboxylate.
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