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pyromalate

pyromalate noun: any salt or ester of pyromalic acid (now known as maleic acid).

Noun

pyromalate (plural pyromalates)

  1. (obsolete) Any salt or ester of pyromalic acid (now known as maleic acid).

Forms of pyromalate

pluralpyromalates

Origin of pyromalate

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

Questions about pyromalate

What does pyromalate mean?
Pyromalate means any salt or ester of pyromalic acid (now known as maleic acid).
What part of speech is pyromalate?
Pyromalate is a noun.
What is the plural of pyromalate?
The plural of pyromalate is pyromalates.

Words near pyromalate in the dictionary

  1. pyrolyzes
  2. pyrolyzing
  3. pyromachy
  4. pyromagnetic
  5. pyromagnetism
  6. pyromalate
  7. pyromalates
  8. pyromalic
  9. pyromalic acid
  10. pyromancer
  11. pyromancers

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