carboxylate
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- 25
- Words With Friends
- 27
- Letters
- 11
/kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/
Definition of carboxylate
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
-
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
-
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
- To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
- To react with a carboxylic acid
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Etymology
From carboxylic acid + -ate.
Words you can make from carboxylate
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- EXACTOR 16 pts
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- OXALATE 14 pts
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