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decarboxylation
de·car·box·yl·a·tion [ d kaar bòksə láysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
removal of carboxyl group: the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound

de·car·box·y·late [ d kaar bóksə làyt ] transitive verb
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