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decarboxylating

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

Origin: de- + carboxyl + -ation

Related Forms:

decarboxylate transitive verb, intransitive verb decarboxylated, decarboxylating

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