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dihydrofolate

dihydrofolate noun: any salt or ester of dihydrofolic acid.

Noun

dihydrofolate (plural dihydrofolates)

  1. Any salt or ester of dihydrofolic acid

Forms of dihydrofolate

pluraldihydrofolates

Origin of dihydrofolate

From dihydrofolic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about dihydrofolate

What does dihydrofolate mean?
Dihydrofolate means any salt or ester of dihydrofolic acid.
What part of speech is dihydrofolate?
Dihydrofolate is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydrofolate?
The plural of dihydrofolate is dihydrofolates.

Words near dihydrofolate in the dictionary

  1. dihydroethidium
  2. dihydroetorphine
  3. dihydroeugenol
  4. dihydroflavonol
  5. dihydroflavonols
  6. dihydrofolate
  7. dihydrofolates
  8. dihydrofumariline
  9. dihydrofuran
  10. dihydrofurano
  11. dihydrofurans

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