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carboxylate: Meaning and Definition of
car•box•yl•ate
Pronunciation: (kär-bok'su-lāt"), [key]
— v., n. -at•ed, -at•ing,
- to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound).
- a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
See also:
- carboxylate (Thesaurus)
