pyroglutamate

English

Etymology 1

From pyroglutamic acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”).

Noun

pyroglutamate (plural pyroglutamates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyroglutamic acid.

Etymology 2

From pyroglutamic acid +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

pyroglutamate (third-person singular simple present pyroglutamates, present participle pyroglutamating, simple past and past participle pyroglutamated)

  1. (chemistry) To modify by reaction with a pyroglutamic acid derivative.
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