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carboxylate anion [kär′bäk·sə‚lāt ′an‚ī·ən]

(organic chemistry)

An anion with the general formula (RCO₂)^-, which is formed when the hydrogen attached to the carboxyl group of a carboxylic acid is removed.

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They derive many of their unique physical and mechanical properties from the ionic bonds that are formed between the zinc cations and the carboxylate anions (figure 2).

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