The present participle of carboxylate; the process of adding a carboxyl group to a molecule.
Present participle form of carboxylate (from carboxyl + -ate) + -ing (present participle suffix). Describes the ongoing action of carboxylation in chemistry.
Carboxylating reactions are happening right now in every living cell—they're how your body marks molecules for transport, how it attaches building blocks to proteins, and how it signals between cells. This single reaction type is essential for life.
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