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From heptanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, hept- + -ane + -o- + -ate.
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heptanoate
Today it means: Any salt or ester of heptanoic acid. Full definition →
Today it means: Any salt or ester of heptanoic acid. Full definition →
From heptanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, hept- + -ane + -o- + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.