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amylate

amylate noun: a compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

Noun

amylate (plural amylates)

  1. A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

Forms of amylate

pluralamylates

Origin of amylate

From amyl + -ate.

Questions about amylate

What does amylate mean?
Amylate means a compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
What part of speech is amylate?
Amylate is a noun.
What is the plural of amylate?
The plural of amylate is amylates.

Words near amylate in the dictionary

  1. amylamine
  2. amylamines
  3. amylase
  4. amylases
  5. amylasic
  6. amylate
  7. amylates
  8. amyle
  9. amylene
  10. amylenes
  11. amyles

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