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decanoic acid
decant
decanter
decapitate
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decarbonate
decarbonize
decarboxylase
decarboxylation
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decarboxylase

de·car·box·yl·ase [ d kaar bóksə làyss, d kaar bóksə làyz ] (plural de·car·box·yl·as·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
enzyme that removes carboxyl group: an enzyme that removes a carboxyl group from a molecule

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