English Explanatory Dictionary

carboxylate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
verb
  1. To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
  2. To react with a carboxylic acid

Pronunciation

/kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/

Word forms

carboxylate carboxylates carboxylating carboxylated

Etymology

From carboxylic acid + -ate.

Derived words

arfendazam articaine -azepate bromocarboxylate capecitabine carbimazole carfentanil cinoxolone cyanocarboxylate diphenoxylate etomidate heptacarboxylate ketocarboxylate methotrexate monocarboxylate oxocarboxylate pentacarboxylate polycarboxylate prednicarbate thiocarboxylate tricarboxylate decarboxylate
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