citrate
See also: Citrate
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɹeɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
From citric acid + -ate.
Noun
citrate (plural citrates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of citric acid.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
salt or ester of citric acid
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Etymology 2
From citric acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
citrate (third-person singular simple present citrates, present participle citrating, simple past and past participle citrated)
- To cause to form citrate.
Related terms
Translations
cause to form citrate
References
- “citrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
citrate m (plural citrates)
Further reading
- “citrate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adjective
cītrāte
- vocative masculine singular of cītrātus