recarboxylation

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noun

A second or subsequent carboxylation, typically following decarboxylation

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Meanings

nounrecarboxylation (countable and uncountable, plural recarboxylations)

plural recarboxylations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA second or subsequent carboxylation, typically following decarboxylation

Origin

From re- + carboxylation.

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APA

recarboxylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recarboxylation

MLA

“recarboxylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recarboxylation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recarboxylation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recarboxylation.

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