carboxylate

1 of 2

noun

car·​box·​yl·​ate kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlāt How to pronounce carboxylate (audio)
-lət
: a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid

carboxylate

2 of 2

verb

car·​box·​yl·​ate kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlāt How to pronounce carboxylate (audio)
carboxylated; carboxylating

transitive verb

: to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid
carboxylation
(ˌ)kär-ˌbäk-sə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce carboxylate (audio)
noun

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The adsorbent has a second functional group called a carboxylate. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2018 Chemists concluded that the blisters are actually metal carboxylate soaps, the result of a chemical reaction between metal ions in the lead and zinc pigments and fatty acids in the binding medium used in the paint. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2023 Infrared spectrometry identified the ink as a colorless lead carboxylate. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1884, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carboxylate was in 1880

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carboxylic acid
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carboxylate

1 of 2 transitive verb
car·​box·​yl·​ate -ˌlāt How to pronounce carboxylate (audio)
carboxylated; carboxylating
: to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid
carboxylation
(ˌ)kär-ˌbäk-sə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce carboxylate (audio)
noun

carboxylate

2 of 2 noun
car·​box·​yl·​ate -ˌlāt, -lət How to pronounce carboxylate (audio)
: a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid
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