CARBOXYLATE is validvalid

[v CARBOXYLATED, CARBOXYLATES, CARBOXYLATING] : CARBOXYLATION [n]

147,359 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid [v CARBOXYLATED, CARBOXYLATING, CARBOXYLATES]