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oxopropanoate

oxopropanoate noun: a salt or ester of oxopropanoic acid.

Noun

oxopropanoate (plural oxopropanoates)

  1. A salt or ester of oxopropanoic acid.

Forms of oxopropanoate

pluraloxopropanoates

Origin of oxopropanoate

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

Questions about oxopropanoate

What does oxopropanoate mean?
Oxopropanoate means a salt or ester of oxopropanoic acid.
What part of speech is oxopropanoate?
Oxopropanoate is a noun.
What is the plural of oxopropanoate?
The plural of oxopropanoate is oxopropanoates.

Words near oxopropanoate in the dictionary

  1. oxopnictides
  2. oxoprolinase
  3. oxoprolinases
  4. oxoproline
  5. oxoprolinuria
  6. oxopropanoate
  7. oxopropanoates
  8. oxopropanoic
  9. oxorhenium
  10. oxosilane
  11. oxosilanes

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