|  decarboxylate 
 
 1. lose a carboxyl group
 - the compound decarboxylated
 • Derivationally related forms:
 decarboxylation
 • Topics:
 chemistry, chemical science
 • Hypernyms:
 change
 • Verb Frames:
 - Something ----s
 2. remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 decarboxylation
 • Topics:
 chemistry, chemical science
 • Hypernyms:
 change, alter, modify
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Something ----s something
 
 
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