DECARBOXYLATION

decarboxylation

(noun) the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decarboxylation (plural decarboxylations)

(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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