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hederate

hederate noun: any salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.

Noun

hederate (plural hederates)

  1. (obsolete) Any salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.

Forms of hederate

pluralhederates

Origin of hederate

From hederic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). See hederic acid for more.

Questions about hederate

What does hederate mean?
Hederate means any salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.
What part of speech is hederate?
Hederate is a noun.
What is the plural of hederate?
The plural of hederate is hederates.

Words near hederate in the dictionary

  1. hederagenin
  2. hederal
  3. hederas
  4. hederasaponin
  5. hederasaponins
  6. hederate
  7. hederated
  8. hederates
  9. hederellid
  10. hederellids
  11. hederelloid

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