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oxoglutarate

oxoglutarate noun: any salt or ester of oxoglutaric acid.

Noun

oxoglutarate (plural oxoglutarates)

  1. Any salt or ester of oxoglutaric acid.
    Synonyms:
    ketoglutarate

Synonyms of oxoglutarate

Forms of oxoglutarate

pluraloxoglutarates

Origin of oxoglutarate

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

Questions about oxoglutarate

What does oxoglutarate mean?
Oxoglutarate means any salt or ester of oxoglutaric acid.
What part of speech is oxoglutarate?
Oxoglutarate is a noun.
What is the plural of oxoglutarate?
The plural of oxoglutarate is oxoglutarates.

Words near oxoglutarate in the dictionary

  1. oxoerythromycin
  2. oxoethyl
  3. oxoferryl
  4. oxofluoride
  5. oxofluorides
  6. oxoglutarate
  7. oxoglutarates
  8. oxoglutaric acid
  9. oxoglutaric acids
  10. oxoguanine
  11. oxohalide

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