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pentonate

pentonate noun: any salt or ester of a pentonic acid.

Noun

pentonate (plural pentonates)

  1. Any salt or ester of a pentonic acid.

Forms of pentonate

pluralpentonates

Origin of pentonate

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

Questions about pentonate

What does pentonate mean?
Pentonate means any salt or ester of a pentonic acid.
What part of speech is pentonate?
Pentonate is a noun.
What is the plural of pentonate?
The plural of pentonate is pentonates.

Words near pentonate in the dictionary

  1. pentomino
  2. pentominoes
  3. penton
  4. Penton Grafton
  5. pentonal
  6. pentonate
  7. pentonates
  8. pentone
  9. pentones
  10. pentonic acid
  11. pentonic acids

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