decarboxylate (redirected from decarboxylating)

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Verb	1.	decarboxylate - lose a carboxyl group; "the compound decarboxylated" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" decarboxylate - remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
	2.	decarboxylate - remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound) chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decarboxylate - lose a carboxyl group; "the compound decarboxylated"