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hydroxybenzoate

hydroxybenzoate noun: any salt or ester of hydroxybenzoic acid.

Noun

hydroxybenzoate (plural hydroxybenzoates)

  1. Any salt or ester of hydroxybenzoic acid

Forms of hydroxybenzoate

pluralhydroxybenzoates

Origin of hydroxybenzoate

From hydroxy- + benzoate.

Words formed from hydroxybenzoate

Questions about hydroxybenzoate

What does hydroxybenzoate mean?
Hydroxybenzoate means any salt or ester of hydroxybenzoic acid.
What part of speech is hydroxybenzoate?
Hydroxybenzoate is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxybenzoate?
The plural of hydroxybenzoate is hydroxybenzoates.

Words near hydroxybenzoate in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyaryl
  2. hydroxyaryls
  3. hydroxybenzaldehyde
  4. hydroxybenzaldehydes
  5. hydroxybenzene
  6. hydroxybenzoate
  7. hydroxybenzoates
  8. hydroxybenzoic
  9. hydroxybenzoic acid
  10. hydroxybenzoic acids
  11. hydroxybenzoquinone

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