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decarboxylative

/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪlətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-car-boxyla-tive
IPA
/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪlətɪv/
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That decarboxylates

Etymology

From decarboxylate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪlətɪv/

Questions

How do you pronounce decarboxylative?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪlətɪv/.
What does decarboxylative mean?
That decarboxylates
Where does decarboxylative come from?
From decarboxylate + -ive.

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