Carboxylate (Verb)
Meaning
Treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The lactone group in the chemical compound was opened to a carboxylate when treated with a base.
- To synthesize the desired organic compound, the ester group was transformed into a carboxylate using a hydroxide ion.
- The acidic environment of the stomach allows pepsin to carboxylate proteins into smaller peptides.
- An alkaline solution is used to carboxylate the terminal ends of the polymeric chains, making them more reactive.
- Upon reacting with the metal ion, the hydroxyl group in the compound was replaced, as it was first carboxylate.