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carboxylate

/kɑːrˈbɒk.sɪ.leɪt/

Traducción: Verbo utilizado en química orgánica para describir el proceso de introducir un grupo carboxilo (-COOH) en una molécula, generalmente mediante una reacción química.

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/kɑːrˈbɒk.sɪ.leɪt/C2formalscientific
  • esVerbo utilizado en química orgánica para describir el proceso de introducir un grupo carboxilo (-COOH) en una molécula, generalmente mediante una reacción química.

A verb used in organic chemistry to describe the process of introducing a carboxyl group (-COOH) into a molecule, typically through a chemical reaction.

  1. Introduce carboxyl groupC2formalscientific

    To treat a chemical compound with a carboxyl group or carboxylic acid, resulting in the formation of a carboxylate salt or ester.

    escarboxilar

    • The chemist carboxylated the aromatic ring to increase its solubility.
    • This reaction is used to carboxylate organic molecules in industrial synthesis.
    • The enzyme can carboxylate specific substrates in metabolic pathways.
Formas
  • carboxylated past participle
  • carboxylated past simple
  • carboxylating present participle
  • carboxylates third person singular