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xanthoproteate

xanthoproteate noun: any salt or ester of xanthoproteic acid.

Noun

xanthoproteate (plural xanthoproteates)

  1. Any salt or ester of xanthoproteic acid.

Forms of xanthoproteate

pluralxanthoproteates

Origin of xanthoproteate

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

Questions about xanthoproteate

What does xanthoproteate mean?
Xanthoproteate means any salt or ester of xanthoproteic acid.
What part of speech is xanthoproteate?
Xanthoproteate is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthoproteate?
The plural of xanthoproteate is xanthoproteates.

Words near xanthoproteate in the dictionary

  1. xanthopia
  2. xanthopicrin
  3. xanthopicrine
  4. xanthopicrite
  5. xanthoplanine
  6. xanthoproteate
  7. xanthoproteates
  8. xanthoproteic
  9. xanthoproteic acid
  10. xanthoprotein
  11. xanthoproteinic

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