Home › Words › D › decarbdecarbdecarb means to decarboxylate.EtymologyShortening.verbTo decarboxylate.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.decarboxylate 82% match — To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule vs decarb →decarbonylate 76% match — To remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule vs decarb →decarboxylize 76% match — Synonym of decarboxylate. vs decarb →decarboxylation 75% match — The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule vs decarb →decarbonate 73% match — To remove carbon dioxide from (something, especially a beverage). vs decarb →decarboxylated 72% match — Describing a product of decarboxylation vs decarb →decarbonylation 71% match — The removal of one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule vs decarb →decarburization 71% match — decarbonization. vs decarb →