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threonate

threonate noun: any salt or ester of threonic acid.

Noun

threonate (plural threonates)

  1. Any salt or ester of threonic acid.

Forms of threonate

pluralthreonates

Origin of threonate

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

Questions about threonate

What does threonate mean?
Threonate means any salt or ester of threonic acid.
What part of speech is threonate?
Threonate is a noun.
What is the plural of threonate?
The plural of threonate is threonates.

Words near threonate in the dictionary

  1. threo-
  2. threofuranose
  3. threofuranoses
  4. threofuranoside
  5. threofuranosides
  6. threonate
  7. threonates
  8. threonic acid
  9. threonin
  10. threonine
  11. threonines

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