ALL meanings of carboxylate
car·box·yl·ate
C c - noun carboxylate any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups 3
- noun carboxylate a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid 3
- verb transitive carboxylate to form a carboxylic acid by introducing a carboxyl group into (a compound) 3
- verb with object carboxylate to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound). 1
- noun carboxylate a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. 1
- noun carboxylate (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. 0
- verb carboxylate (organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide. 0
- verb carboxylate (organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid. 0