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phocenate

phocenate noun: any salt or ester of phocenic acid.

Noun

phocenate (plural phocenates)

  1. Any salt or ester of phocenic acid.

Forms of phocenate

pluralphocenates

Origin of phocenate

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

Questions about phocenate

What does phocenate mean?
Phocenate means any salt or ester of phocenic acid.
What part of speech is phocenate?
Phocenate is a noun.
What is the plural of phocenate?
The plural of phocenate is phocenates.

Words near phocenate in the dictionary

  1. phocal
  2. phocas
  3. Phocea
  4. Phocean
  5. Phoceans
  6. phocenate
  7. phocenates
  8. phocenic acid
  9. phocenin
  10. Phocian
  11. Phocians

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