Meanings
nounalkanoate (plural alkanoates)
plural alkanoates
- chemistryAny salt or ester formed from the reaction of an alkanoic acid and alkanol
Origin
Translations
Malay alkanoat
- alkanoatany salt or ester from an alkanoic acid and an alkanol
Portuguese alcanoato
- alcanoatoany salt or ester from an alkanoic acid and an alkanol
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APA
alkanoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanoate
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“alkanoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanoate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkanoate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanoate.
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