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tetronate

tetronate noun: any salt or ester of tetronic acid.

Noun

tetronate (plural tetronates)

  1. Any salt or ester of tetronic acid.

Forms of tetronate

pluraltetronates

Origin of tetronate

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

Questions about tetronate

What does tetronate mean?
Tetronate means any salt or ester of tetronic acid.
What part of speech is tetronate?
Tetronate is a noun.
What is the plural of tetronate?
The plural of tetronate is tetronates.

Words near tetronate in the dictionary

  1. tetromadurin
  2. tetromino
  3. tetrominoes
  4. tetronal
  5. tetronasin
  6. tetronate
  7. tetronates
  8. tetrone
  9. tetronerythrin
  10. tetrones
  11. tetronic acid

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