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pentanoate

pentanoate noun: any salt or ester of pentanoic acid.

Noun

pentanoate (plural pentanoates)

  1. Any salt or ester of pentanoic acid.
    Synonyms:
    valerate

Synonyms of pentanoate

Forms of pentanoate

pluralpentanoates

Origin of pentanoate

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

Words formed from pentanoate

Questions about pentanoate

What does pentanoate mean?
Pentanoate means any salt or ester of pentanoic acid.
What part of speech is pentanoate?
Pentanoate is a noun.
What is the plural of pentanoate?
The plural of pentanoate is pentanoates.

Words near pentanoate in the dictionary

  1. pentangularly
  2. pentanidium
  3. pentanidiums
  4. pentanitride
  5. pentanitrides
  6. pentanoate
  7. pentanoates
  8. pentanoic
  9. pentanoic acid
  10. pentanol
  11. pentanols

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