carboxylate
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Etymology 1
From carboxylic acid + -ate.
Noun
carboxylate (plural carboxylates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From carboxylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
carboxylate (third-person singular simple present carboxylates, present participle carboxylating, simple past and past participle carboxylated)
- (organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
- (organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
Derived terms
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