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DECARBOXYLATION
Definition of DECARBOXYLATION
noun
The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + carboxylation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECARBOXYLATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 105, 2 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECARBOXYLATION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AABCDEILNOORTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DECARBOXYLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DECARBOXYLATION?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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