carboxylate

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/ === Etymology 1 === From carboxylic acid + -ate. ==== Noun ==== carboxylate (plural carboxylates) (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From carboxylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== carboxylate (third-person singular simple present carboxylates, present participle carboxylating, simple past and past participle carboxylated) (organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide (organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid ===== Derived terms =====