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decarboxylated
Variant of decarboxylation
noun
the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound, as amino acid, usually resulting in the formation of carbon dioxide
Related Forms:
- decarboxylate transitive verb, intransitive verb decarboxylated, decarboxylating
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