Carboxylate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carboxylate is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
More Meanings
- (organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
- (organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
Example Sentences
[…] 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.
Word Forms
- carboxylates
- carboxylating
- carboxylated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pyrroline, reductase, synthetase, synthase, ketocarboxylate, carboxy.
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