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prolinate

prolinate noun: any salt or ester of proline.

Noun

prolinate (plural prolinates)

  1. Any salt or ester of proline
    • Even though rhodium(II) prolinate derivatives are not effective at asymmetric cyclopropanation using the traditional diazoacetates as substrates, these catalysts give spectacular results with the vinyldiazomethane system.1997, Aldrichimica Acta, Vol. 30

Forms of prolinate

pluralprolinates

Origin of prolinate

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

Questions about prolinate

What does prolinate mean?
Prolinate means any salt or ester of proline.
What part of speech is prolinate?
Prolinate is a noun.
What is the plural of prolinate?
The plural of prolinate is prolinates.

Words near prolinate in the dictionary

  1. proligands
  2. proligerous
  3. proligestone
  4. prolinase
  5. prolinases
  6. prolinate
  7. prolinates
  8. proline
  9. prolineamide
  10. prolines
  11. proling

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