Carboxylate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), car·box·yl·at·ed, car·box·yl·at·ing.
  1. to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound).
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  1. a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
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  1. any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO) x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R 1 COOR², where R 1 and R² are organic groups
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