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hexanoate

hexanoate noun: any salt or ester of hexanoic acid.

Noun

hexanoate (plural hexanoates)

  1. Any salt or ester of hexanoic acid.

Forms of hexanoate

pluralhexanoates

Origin of hexanoate

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

Words formed from hexanoate

Questions about hexanoate

What does hexanoate mean?
Hexanoate means any salt or ester of hexanoic acid.
What part of speech is hexanoate?
Hexanoate is a noun.
What is the plural of hexanoate?
The plural of hexanoate is hexanoates.

Words near hexanoate in the dictionary

  1. hexanitrobenzene
  2. hexanitrodiphenylamine
  3. hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
  4. hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione
  5. hexanitromannitol
  6. hexanoate
  7. hexanoates
  8. hexanoic
  9. hexanoic acid
  10. hexanol
  11. hexanols

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