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besylate

/ˈbɛsɪleɪt/

besylate noun: a salt or ester of benzenesulfonic acid.

Noun

besylate (plural besylates)

  1. A salt or ester of benzenesulfonic acid.

Synonyms of besylate

Forms of besylate

pluralbesylates
alternative formbesilate

Origin of besylate

From besyl(ic) (acid) (“benzenesulfonic (acid)”) + -ate (“a salt or ester derived from an acid whose name ends in -ic”).

Words formed from besylate

Questions about besylate

What does besylate mean?
Besylate means a salt or ester of benzenesulfonic acid.
What part of speech is besylate?
Besylate is a noun.
How do you pronounce besylate?
Besylate is pronounced /ˈbɛsɪleɪt/.
What is the plural of besylate?
The plural of besylate is besylates.

Words near besylate in the dictionary

  1. beswinking
  2. beswore
  3. besworn
  4. besyde
  5. besyl
  6. besylate
  7. besylates
  8. besylic
  9. Besòs
  10. bet
  11. bet a dime to a dollar

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