decarboxylate

Verb
  1. Lose a carboxyl group (synset 200502799)
    "the compound decarboxylated"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    verb group: decarboxylate - remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
  2. Remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound) (synset 200502615)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    verb group: decarboxylate - lose a carboxyl group

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