decarboxylate

[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·car·box·yl·at·ed, de·car·box·yl·at·ing.

1. to remove the carboxyl group from (an organic compound).

Other Words From

• decar·boxyl·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decarboxylate¹

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + carboxylate