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From gentisic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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gentisate
Today it means: 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate (any salt of ester of gentisic acid) Full definition →
Today it means: 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate (any salt of ester of gentisic acid) Full definition →
From gentisic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.