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valerate

valerate noun: any salt or ester of valeric acid.

Noun

valerate (plural valerates)

  1. Any salt or ester of valeric acid.

Forms of valerate

pluralvalerates

Origin of valerate

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

Words formed from valerate

Questions about valerate

What does valerate mean?
Valerate means any salt or ester of valeric acid.
What part of speech is valerate?
Valerate is a noun.
What is the plural of valerate?
The plural of valerate is valerates.

Words near valerate in the dictionary

  1. valeraldehyde
  2. valeramide
  3. valeramides
  4. valeranone
  5. Valeras
  6. valerate
  7. valerates
  8. valerene
  9. valerenic
  10. valerenic acid
  11. Valeria

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