Meanings
Origin
Respelling of besylate by substituting i for y, in accordance with principle № 7 of the World Health Organization’s 2004 “General principles for guidance in devising international nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances” (WHO/EDM/QSM/2004.5).
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APA
besilate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besilate
MLA
“besilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besilate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besilate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besilate.
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