carboxylate

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25
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Letters
11
Pronunciation
/kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/

Definition of carboxylate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
    “[…] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.”
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noun

  1. Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
    “[…] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.”

verb

  1. To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
  2. To react with a carboxylic acid

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Etymology

From carboxylic acid + -ate.

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