CITRATE

citrate

(noun) a salt or ester of citric acid

citrate

(verb) cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

citrate (plural citrates)

(organic compound) Any salt or ester of citric acid.

Verb

citrate (third-person singular simple present citrates, present participle citrating, simple past and past participle citrated)

To cause to form citrate.

Anagrams

• arctite, atretic, cattier

Source: Wiktionary


Cit"rate, n. Etym: [From Citric.] (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of citric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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