pyroglutamate
pyroglutamate noun: any salt or ester of pyroglutamic acid.
Noun
pyroglutamate (plural pyroglutamates)
- Any salt or ester of pyroglutamic acid.
Verb
pyroglutamate (third-person singular simple present pyroglutamates, present participle pyroglutamating, simple past and past participle pyroglutamated)
- To modify by reaction with a pyroglutamic acid derivative.
Forms of pyroglutamate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pyroglutamates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pyroglutamates |
| present participle | pyroglutamating |
| past participle | pyroglutamated |
| past | pyroglutamated |
Origin of pyroglutamate
From pyroglutamic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
From pyroglutamic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words formed from pyroglutamate
Questions about pyroglutamate
- What does pyroglutamate mean?
- Pyroglutamate means any salt or ester of pyroglutamic acid.
- What part of speech is pyroglutamate?
- Pyroglutamate can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of pyroglutamate?
- The plural of pyroglutamate is pyroglutamates.
Words near pyroglutamate in the dictionary
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