carboxylation

[ kahr-bok-suh-ley-shuh n ]
/ kɑrˌbɒk səˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

the process of carboxylating.

Origin of carboxylation

carboxyl + -ation

Words nearby carboxylation

carboxyhemoglobinemia, carboxyl, carboxyl group, carboxylase, carboxylate, carboxylation, carboxylic acid, carboxyltransferase, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxypeptidase, carboy

Medical definitions for carboxylation

carboxylation
[ kär-bŏk′sə-lā′shən ]

n.

The introduction of a carboxyl group into a compound or molecule.