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Verb: carboxylate  kaa(r)'bók-su,leyt
  1. (chemistry) treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
    "They carboxylated the molecule to increase its solubility"

Derived forms: carboxylated, carboxylates, carboxylating

Type of: process, treat

Encyclopedia: Carboxylate