decarboxylation

noun

de·​car·​box·​yl·​ation ˌdē-kär-ˌbäk-sə-ˈlā-shən 

: the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule

decarboxylate

ˌdē-kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlāt 

transitive verb

Examples of decarboxylation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These sessions are often led by chefs who specialize in culinary cannabis, teaching everything from the basics of decarboxylation to crafting gourmet edibles. —Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024

These processes include winterization, decarboxylation, and chromatography. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023

The process is called decarboxylation, and there are expensive devices on the market that home chefs can buy to prepare their cannabis for cooking. —Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023

This can be accomplished by means of a process known as decarboxylation during which heat is applied to cannabis in order to trigger a chemical reaction that removes the COOH group (carboxylic acid) from each cannabinoid, converting Delta 8 THC into Delta 9 THC. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022

Delta 8 THC can be derived from Delta 9 THC via decarboxylation; this process entails heating the cannabinoid in order to trigger a chemical reaction that removes its carboxylic acid, or CO2 molecule. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022

During fermentation, acetaldehyde is produced directly from lactose metabolism as a result of pyruvate decarboxylation. —Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2017

That science largely involves decarboxylation, a delicate process wherein the cannabis flower is heated for a period of time to activate the THC. —Marian Bull, GQ, 7 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decarboxylation

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization