decarboxylation
noun
de·car·box·yl·ation
ˌdē-kär-ˌbäk-sə-ˈlā-shən 
: the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule
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These processes include winterization, decarboxylation, and chromatography.
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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
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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
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“Decarboxylation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decarboxylation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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