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melanate

melanate noun: any salt or ester of melanic acid.

Noun

melanate (plural melanates)

  1. (obsolete) Any salt or ester of melanic acid.

Forms of melanate

pluralmelanates

Origin of melanate

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

Questions about melanate

What does melanate mean?
Melanate means any salt or ester of melanic acid.
What part of speech is melanate?
Melanate is a noun.
What is the plural of melanate?
The plural of melanate is melanates.

Words near melanate in the dictionary

  1. melanaemia
  2. melanaemic
  3. melanagogue
  4. melanagogues
  5. melanaphore
  6. melanate
  7. melanated
  8. melanates
  9. Melanau
  10. Melanaus
  11. Melanchlaeni

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