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From pivalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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pivalate
Today it means: Any salt or ester of pivalic acid; trimethylacetate. Full definition →
Today it means: Any salt or ester of pivalic acid; trimethylacetate. Full definition →
From pivalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.