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decarboxylate

/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-car-boxy-late
IPA
/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English carboxylate English decarboxylate From de- + carboxylate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/

Inflected Forms

decarboxylates (present, singular) decarboxylating (participle, present) decarboxylated (participle, past) decarboxylated (past)

Derived Forms

decarboxylative

Frequently Paired Words

decarboxylation

Questions

How do you pronounce decarboxylate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/.
What does decarboxylate mean?
To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
Where does decarboxylate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English carboxylate English decarboxylate From de- + carboxylate.

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