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decarboxylate

transitive verb de·car·box·yl·ate \ -sə-ˌlāt \

medical Definition of decarboxylate

decarboxylated; decarboxylating
: to remove carboxyl from
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decarboxylation

play \-ˌbäk-sə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

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