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decarboxylation

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de·car·box·yl·a·tion (dkär-bks-lshn)
n.
Removal of a carboxyl group from a chemical compound, usually with hydrogen replacing it.
decarboxylation [de″kahr-bok″sĭ-la´shun]
removal of the carboxyl group from a compound.
decarboxylation
(dē´karbok´slā´shn),
n a chemical reaction involving the removal of a molecule of carbon dioxide from carboxylic acid.
decarboxylation
removal of the carboxyl group from a compound.
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