DECARBOXYLATE

decarboxylate

(verb) remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)

decarboxylate

(verb) lose a carboxyl group; “the compound decarboxylated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decarboxylate (third-person singular simple present decarboxylates, present participle decarboxylating, simple past and past participle decarboxylated)

(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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