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From urocanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, uro- + Latin can(is) + -ate.
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urocanate
Today it means: Any salt or ester of urocanic acid. Full definition →
Today it means: Any salt or ester of urocanic acid. Full definition →
From urocanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, uro- + Latin can(is) + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.