| CARBOXYLASE | • carboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLASES | • carboxylases n. Plural of carboxylase. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| COCARBOXYLASE | • cocarboxylase n. A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
| COCARBOXYLASES | • cocarboxylases n. Plural of cocarboxylase. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
| DECARBOXYLASE | • decarboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon… • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| DECARBOXYLASES | • decarboxylases n. Plural of decarboxylase. • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| OVEREXCITABLE | • overexcitable adj. Excessively excitable. • OVEREXCITABLE adj. excessively excitable. |
| 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. |