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saccharate

saccharate noun: a salt or ester of saccharic acid.

Noun

saccharate (plural saccharates)

  1. A salt or ester of saccharic acid.
  2. A metallic derivative of a sugar, usually with a bivalent metal; especially sucrate (not used systematically).

Forms of saccharate

pluralsaccharates

Origin of saccharate

From saccharic acid + -ate (“derivative, salt or ester”).

Questions about saccharate

What does saccharate mean?
Saccharate means a salt or ester of saccharic acid.
What part of speech is saccharate?
Saccharate is a noun.
What is the plural of saccharate?
The plural of saccharate is saccharates.

Words near saccharate in the dictionary

  1. saccharan
  2. saccharans
  3. saccharapine
  4. saccharase
  5. saccharases
  6. saccharate
  7. saccharated
  8. saccharates
  9. saccharephidrosis
  10. saccharibacteria
  11. saccharibacterium

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