decarboxylate
/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/verb
decarboxylate is spelled D-E-C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-L-A-T-E: 13 letters. As a verb, decarboxylate means “To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decarboxylate?
| Letters | 13: D-E-C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce decarboxylate?
- UK /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of decarboxylate
- decarboxylates present, singular, he/she/it
- decarboxylating participle, present
- decarboxylated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decarboxylate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decarboxylate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to remove one or more carboxy groups:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décarboxyler |
| German | decarboxylieren |
| Spanish | descarboxilar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does decarboxylate come from?
From de- + carboxylate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).