Carboxylate Definition

kär-bŏksə-lāt
carboxylated, carboxylate
noun
A salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or relating to a carboxylate.
American Heritage Medicine
Of or relating to the anionic conjugate base of a carboxylic acid, specifically the CO22− group.
American Heritage Medicine
verb
To form a carboxylic acid by introducing a carboxyl group into (a compound)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Carboxylate

Noun

Singular:
carboxylate
Plural:
carboxylates

Carboxylate Sentence Examples

  • Such hydrogen bonding induces a more negative charge on the carboxyl oxygen atoms leading to an increase in the carboxyl oxygen atoms leading to an increase in the carboxylate pK a.

  • The model of protein carboxylate - hydroxyapatite surface binding proposed from our recent work.

  • Adding an acid such as hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to the sodium carboxylate would free the carboxylic acid.

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Words Starting With

CCACAR

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ETEATE

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