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propanoate

propanoate noun: any salt or ester of propanoic acid; propionate.

Noun

propanoate (plural propanoates)

  1. Any salt or ester of propanoic acid; propionate.

Forms of propanoate

pluralpropanoates

Origin of propanoate

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

Words formed from propanoate

  • dipropanoate

Questions about propanoate

What does propanoate mean?
Propanoate means any salt or ester of propanoic acid; propionate.
What part of speech is propanoate?
Propanoate is a noun.
What is the plural of propanoate?
The plural of propanoate is propanoates.

Words near propanoate in the dictionary

  1. propanes
  2. propanethial
  3. propanetriol
  4. propanidid
  5. propanil
  6. propanoate
  7. propanoates
  8. propanocaine
  9. propanoic
  10. propanoic acid
  11. propanoid

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