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Decarboxylate vs Dicarboxylate - What's the difference?

decarboxylate | dicarboxylate |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between decarboxylate and dicarboxylate

is that decarboxylate is (organic chemistry) to remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule while dicarboxylate is (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity.

As a verb decarboxylate

is (organic chemistry) to remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule.

As a noun dicarboxylate is

(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity.

decarboxylate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

    • Related terms

    *decarboxylation

    dicarboxylate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity