Etymology

fumarate

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Today it means: Any salt or ester of fumaric acid; they are produced in the body as part of the urea cycle. Full definition →

English fumaric acid
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  1. EnglishFumaria
  2. Englishfumaric acid
  3. English todayfumarate

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

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