ETHANOATE

acetate, ethanoate

(noun) a salt or ester of acetic acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ethanoate (countable and uncountable, plural ethanoates)

(organic compound) The acetate anion [C2H3O2], a carboxylate and the conjugate base of ethanoic acid (acetic acid).

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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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