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pivalate

pivalate noun: any salt or ester of pivalic acid; trimethylacetate.

Noun

pivalate (plural pivalates)

  1. Any salt or ester of pivalic acid; trimethylacetate.

Forms of pivalate

pluralpivalates

Origin of pivalate

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

Words formed from pivalate

Questions about pivalate

What does pivalate mean?
Pivalate means any salt or ester of pivalic acid; trimethylacetate.
What part of speech is pivalate?
Pivalate is a noun.
What is the plural of pivalate?
The plural of pivalate is pivalates.

Words near pivalate in the dictionary

  1. PIV-5
  2. PIV5
  3. piva
  4. pivagabine
  5. pivalaldehyde
  6. pivalate
  7. pivalates
  8. pivaldehyde
  9. pivalic
  10. pivalic acid
  11. pivaloyl

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