carboxylate

American  

[kahr-bok-suh-leyt] / kɑrˈbɒk səˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

carboxylated, carboxylating

1. to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound).

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noun

1. a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.

carboxylate British  

/ kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO) x , where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R ¹ COOR², where R ¹ and R² are organic groups

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carboxylate Scientific  

/ kär-bŏk′sə-lāt′ /

1. A salt or ester of an organic acid, containing the radical COO. Soaps, which are usually the sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids, are carboxylates.

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Etymology

Origin of carboxylate

First recorded in 1925–30; carboxyl + -ate ²

Example Sentences

These cluster roots exude negatively charged compound called carboxylate that can liberate phosphorus from the soil and make it available for the plant to use.

From Salon

Structures of related enzymes have shown that the C terminus penetrates the enzyme so that the main chain carboxylate of the C-terminal residue binds the catalytic iron.

From Science Magazine