Associations to the word «Decarboxylation»

Wiktionary

DECARBOXYLATION, noun. (organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

Dictionary definition

DECARBOXYLATION, noun. The process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats