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phytate

phytate noun: any salt or ester of phytic acid.

Noun

phytate (plural phytates)

  1. Any salt or ester of phytic acid.

Forms of phytate

pluralphytates

Origin of phytate

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

Questions about phytate

What does phytate mean?
Phytate means any salt or ester of phytic acid.
What part of speech is phytate?
Phytate is a noun.
What is the plural of phytate?
The plural of phytate is phytates.

Words near phytate in the dictionary

  1. phytanyls
  2. phytase
  3. phytases
  4. phytaspase
  5. phytaspases
  6. phytate
  7. phytates
  8. phytelephantoid
  9. phytic
  10. phytic acid
  11. phytivorous

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