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decarboxylate
[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
Chemistry.
decarboxylated, decarboxylating.
- to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ðc²¹°ù·²ú´Ç³æy±ô·²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decarboxylate1
First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate
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Example Sentences
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Unless you decarboxylate them — that is, apply heat to remove the acid — THC will not be intoxicating.
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Lysine and ornithine have very similar molecular structures, and the authors found that Spe1, the enzyme that decarboxylates ornithine, can also decarboxylate lysine to generate cadaverine.
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If you have a kitchen stove, you can decarboxylate your weed just fine.
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