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behenate

behenate noun: any salt or ester of behenic acid.

Noun

behenate (plural behenates)

  1. Any salt or ester of behenic acid.

Forms of behenate

pluralbehenates

Origin of behenate

From behenic + -ate.

Words formed from behenate

Questions about behenate

What does behenate mean?
Behenate means any salt or ester of behenic acid.
What part of speech is behenate?
Behenate is a noun.
What is the plural of behenate?
The plural of behenate is behenates.

Words near behenate in the dictionary

  1. behemothian
  2. behemothic
  3. behemoths
  4. behen
  5. behenamide
  6. behenate
  7. behenates
  8. behenchod
  9. behenchods
  10. behenic
  11. behenic acid

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