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dicarboxylate

dicarboxylate

8.9
A chemical or ion with two acid parts made of carbon and oxygen
  • noun
  • /ˌdaɪkɑrˈbɑksɪleɪt/
  • Specialized
: dicarboxilato
  • The chemical formula for the dicarboxylate indicates the presence of two carboxylate groups attached to the carbon backbone.
  • dicarboxylate metabolism

Examples

  • In the lab, we synthesized a new dicarboxylate that showed promise in reducing environmental pollutants.

  • Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism also has a large rise in contribution to variance with age.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The 50+ age group appears to lie along the glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism axis.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The 50+ group appears to lie along the glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism axis. Exchange/demand reaction and oxidative phosphorylation remain the high contributors to variance for all three age groups.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The researchers studied a specific dicarboxylate compound to understand its effects on plant growth.

Surface Forms

dicarboxylate singular
dicarboxylates plural

Morphology

dicarboxylate = carboxylate (transparent) = di + carboxyl + ate

Formed by prefixing 'di-' (two) to the standard chemical base 'carboxylate', so it directly denotes two carboxylate groups.

Etymology

Dicarboxylate starts with di- meaning 'two' and the part carboxylate points to a part of a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms. So, a dicarboxylate is a chemical compound that has 'two' carboxylate groups.