| BICONVEXITY | • biconvexity n. The quality of being biconvex. • BICONVEXITY n. the state of being biconvex. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EXCEPTIONABLY | • exceptionably adv. In an exceptionable manner. • EXCEPTIONABLE adv. being likely to cause objection. |
| EXORBITANCY | • exorbitancy n. Alternative form of exorbitance. • EXORBITANCY n. the state of being exorbitant, also EXORBITANCE. |
| EXTRAEMBRYONIC | • extraembryonic adj. (Medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo. • EXTRAEMBRYONIC adj. situated outside the embryo. |
| 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. |
| UNEXCEPTIONABLY | • unexceptionably adv. In an unexceptionable manner. • UNEXCEPTIONABLE adv. not open to objection or criticism. |