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caproate

caproate noun: a hexanoate.

Noun

caproate (plural caproates)

  1. A hexanoate.

Forms of caproate

pluralcaproates

Origin of caproate

From caproic + -ate. By surface analysis, capro- (“caproic acid”) + -ate.

Questions about caproate

What does caproate mean?
Caproate means a hexanoate.
What part of speech is caproate?
Caproate is a noun.
What is the plural of caproate?
The plural of caproate is caproates.

Words near caproate in the dictionary

  1. Caprisun
  2. Caprivi Strip
  3. caprizant
  4. capro-
  5. caproaldehyde
  6. caproate
  7. caproates
  8. caprock
  9. caprocks
  10. caprofen
  11. caproic

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