Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carboxylate

/kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: car-boxy-late
IPA: /kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.

verb

To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide

verb

To react with a carboxylic acid

Example Sentences

"[…] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic."

Etymology

From carboxylic acid + -ate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/

Inflected Forms

carboxylates (plural) carboxylates (present, singular) carboxylating (participle, present) carboxylated (participle, past) carboxylated (past)

Derived Forms

arfendazam articaine bromocarboxylate capecitabine carbimazole carfentanil cinoxolone cyanocarboxylate diphenoxylate etomidate heptacarboxylate ketocarboxylate

Phrases

-azepate

Questions

How do you pronounce carboxylate?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/.
What does carboxylate mean?: Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
Where does carboxylate come from?: From carboxylic acid + -ate.

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