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kainate

kainate noun: any salt or ester of kainic acid.

Noun

kainate (plural kainates)

  1. Any salt or ester of kainic acid.

Forms of kainate

pluralkainates

Origin of kainate

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

Questions about kainate

What does kainate mean?
Kainate means any salt or ester of kainic acid.
What part of speech is kainate?
Kainate is a noun.
What is the plural of kainate?
The plural of kainate is kainates.

Words near kainate in the dictionary

  1. kain
  2. kainahineri
  3. Kainan
  4. Kainantu language
  5. Kainantu–Goroka language
  6. kainate
  7. kainates
  8. Kaindu
  9. Kaine
  10. Kainei
  11. kainellid

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