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oxaloacetate

/ɑˈksɛ.loʊ.æ.sɪ.teɪt/

oxaloacetate noun: any salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid.

Noun

oxaloacetate (plural oxaloacetates)

  1. Any salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid.

Forms of oxaloacetate

pluraloxaloacetates
alternative formoxalacetate

Origin of oxaloacetate

From oxalo- + acetate.

Questions about oxaloacetate

What does oxaloacetate mean?
Oxaloacetate means any salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid.
What part of speech is oxaloacetate?
Oxaloacetate is a noun.
How do you pronounce oxaloacetate?
Oxaloacetate is pronounced /ɑˈksɛ.loʊ.æ.sɪ.teɪt/.
What is the plural of oxaloacetate?
The plural of oxaloacetate is oxaloacetates.

Words near oxaloacetate in the dictionary

  1. oxalis
  2. oxalises
  3. oxalite
  4. oxalites
  5. oxalo-
  6. oxaloacetate
  7. oxaloacetates
  8. oxaloacetic
  9. oxaloacetic acid
  10. oxalocrotonate
  11. oxalocrotonates

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