CARBOXYLATE | • carboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid. |
EXORBITANCY | • exorbitancy n. Alternative form of exorbitance. • EXORBITANCY n. the state of being exorbitant, also EXORBITANCE. |
CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
INEXTRICABLY | • inextricably adv. In an inextricable manner. • inextricably adv. To an inextricable degree. • INEXTRICABLE adv. forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free. |
CARBOXYLATING | • carboxylating v. Present participle of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
CARBOXYLATION | • carboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
TRICARBOXYLIC | • tricarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having three carboxylic groups. • TRICARBOXYLIC adj. containing three carboxyl groups in the molecule. |
CARBOXYLATIONS | • carboxylations n. Plural of carboxylation. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
DECARBOXYLATED | • decarboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of decarboxylate. • decarboxylated adj. Describing a product of decarboxylation. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
DECARBOXYLATES | • decarboxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
EXTRACTABILITY | • extractability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being extractable. • extractability n. (Countable) A measure of the extent to which something may be extracted using a particular solvent. • EXTRACTABILITY n. the state of being extractable. |
EXTRAEMBRYONIC | • extraembryonic adj. (Medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo. • EXTRAEMBRYONIC adj. situated outside the embryo. |
HYPEREXCITABLE | • hyperexcitable adj. Unusually or excessively excitable. • HYPEREXCITABLE adj. excessively excitable. |
DECARBOXYLATING | • decarboxylating v. Present participle of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
DECARBOXYLATION | • decarboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATION n. the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule. |
INEXTRICABILITY | • inextricability n. The condition of being inextricable. • INEXTRICABILITY n. the state of being inextricable. |
POLYCARBOXYLATE | • polycarboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid. • POLYCARBOXYLATE n. a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |