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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdécarboxylation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dey-kar-bok-si-la-syohn
"La décarboxylation est une étape chimique fondamentale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide (CO2), typically occurring in carboxylic acids under heat.
"Decarboxylation of raw plant material is an essential step to activate certain compounds before culinary or medicinal use." - 2
A biochemical process involving enzyme-catalyzed removal of a carboxyl group from amino acids or other organic molecules within living organisms.
"The enzymatic decarboxylation of amino acids produces vital neurotransmitters in the central nervous system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in modern scientific English by combining the prefix de- (meaning removal or reversal), the chemical root carboxyl (denoting the group containing carbon and oxygen), and the suffix -ation (indicating an action or process). It emerged in late 19th-century organic chemistry as researchers systematically classified reactions involving the elimination of carbon dioxide from carboxylic acids.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decarboxylation" is said worldwide
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décarboxylation
Transliteration: dey-kar-bok-si-la-syohn
"La décarboxylation est une étape chimique fondamentale."
Decarboxylierung
Transliteration: de-kar-bok-si-lee-run-g
"Die Decarboxylierung findet bei erhöhten Temperaturen statt."
decarbossilazione
Transliteration: de-kar-bos-si-la-tzyo-ne
"La decarbossilazione rilascia anidride carbonica."
descarboxilación
Transliteration: des-kar-bok-si-la-thyo-n
"La descarboxilación ocurre al calentar el compuesto."
descarboxilação
Transliteration: des-kar-bo-see-la-sow
"A descarboxilação remove o grupo carboxila."
डिकारबॉक्सिलेशन
Transliteration: di-kar-bok-si-le-shun
"डिकारबॉक्सिलेशन रासायनिक प्रक्रिया में कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड निकलती है।"
脱羧反应
Transliteration: tuō suō fǎn yìng
"加热可以促使有机酸发生脱羧反应。"
탈탄산
Transliteration: tal-tan-san
"이 반응은 탈탄산 과정을 통해 진행됩니다."
脱炭酸
Transliteration: datsu-tanson
"脱炭酸反応により二酸化炭素が放出されます。"
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