decarboxylate

VERB /,dikɑr'bɑksə,leɪt/
13 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

decarboxylate is a valid 13-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1C3A1R1B3O1X8Y4L1A1T1E1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does decarboxylate mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Lose a carboxyl group.

“the compound decarboxylated”

BROADER
2

Remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound).