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carboxylate [kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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 R¹COOR², where R¹ and R² are organic groups

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carboxylate  (kär-bks-lt)

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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carboxylate - treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"