Usually means: Remove carboxyl group from molecule.
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  1. decarboxylate: Merriam-Webster
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  3. decarboxylate: Collins English Dictionary
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  1. decarboxylate: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ verb:  (organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Similar:
decarbonylate, decarboxylize, decarbamylate, carboxylate, deaminize, deprotect, deaminoacylate, dehydroxylate, deacetylate, dealkylate, more...

Opposite:
carboxylate, carboxylation

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Similar:
decarbonylate, decarboxylize, decarbamylate, carboxylate, deaminize, deprotect, deaminoacylate, dehydroxylate, deacetylate, dealkylate, more...

Opposite:
carboxylate, carboxylation



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