QUINATE

Etymology 1

Adjective

quinate (not comparable)

(botany, of a compound leaf) Featuring five leaflets growing from a single point; quinquefoliolate.

Etymology 2

Noun

quinate (plural quinates)

(chemistry) An ester or a salt of quinic acid.

Anagrams

• Antique, antique

Source: Wiktionary


Qui"nate, a. Etym: [L. quini five each.] (Bot.)

Definition: Growing in sets of five; -- said especially of leaves composed of five leaflets set at the end of a common petiole.

Qui"nate, n. (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of quinic acid. [Written also kinate.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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