car·box·yl·ate
kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlāt 
carboxylated; carboxylating
: to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2018
Chemists concluded that the blisters are actually metal carboxylate soaps, the result of a chemical reaction between metal ions in the lead and zinc pigments and fatty acids in the binding medium used in the paint.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2023
Infrared spectrometry identified the ink as a colorless lead carboxylate.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2019
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Noun
The adsorbent has a second functional group called a carboxylate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2018
Chemists concluded that the blisters are actually metal carboxylate soaps, the result of a chemical reaction between metal ions in the lead and zinc pigments and fatty acids in the binding medium used in the paint.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2023
Infrared spectrometry identified the ink as a colorless lead carboxylate.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2019
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“Carboxylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carboxylate. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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carboxylate
1 of 2 transitive verb
car·box·yl·ate
-ˌlāt
carboxylated; carboxylating
: to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid
carboxylate
2 of 2 noun
car·box·yl·ate
-ˌlāt, -lət
: a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid
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