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alkanoate

alkanoate noun: any salt or ester formed from the reaction of an alkanoic acid and alkanol.

Noun

alkanoate (plural alkanoates)

  1. Any salt or ester formed from the reaction of an alkanoic acid and alkanol

alkanoate meaning in Malay

alkanoate in Malay

any salt or ester from an alkanoic acid and an alkanol
alkanoat

Forms of alkanoate

pluralalkanoates

Origin of alkanoate

From alkanoic + -ate.

Words formed from alkanoate

Questions about alkanoate

What does alkanoate mean?
Alkanoate means any salt or ester formed from the reaction of an alkanoic acid and alkanol.
What is alkanoate in Malay?
Alkanoate in Malay is alkanoat. See Alkanoate meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is alkanoate?
Alkanoate is a noun.
What is the plural of alkanoate?
The plural of alkanoate is alkanoates.

Words near alkanoate in the dictionary

  1. alkanium ion
  2. alkanium ions
  3. alkaniums
  4. alkannin
  5. alkannins
  6. alkanoate
  7. alkanoates
  8. alkanofer
  9. alkanofers
  10. alkanoic
  11. alkanoic acid

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