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carminate

carminate noun: a salt or ester of carminic acid.

Noun

carminate (plural carminates)

  1. A salt or ester of carminic acid.

Forms of carminate

pluralcarminates

Origin of carminate

From carminic acid + -ate.

Questions about carminate

What does carminate mean?
Carminate means a salt or ester of carminic acid.
What part of speech is carminate?
Carminate is a noun.
What is the plural of carminate?
The plural of carminate is carminates.

Words near carminate in the dictionary

  1. Carmichaelites
  2. Carmichaels
  3. Carmicheal
  4. Carmicheals
  5. Carmilla
  6. carminate
  7. carminated
  8. carminates
  9. carminative
  10. carminatives
  11. carmine

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