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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. lose a carboxyl group;
- Example: "the compound decarboxylated"

2. remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound);


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decarboxylate v 1: lose a carboxyl group; "the compound decarboxylated" 2: remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)