citrate

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/ˈsɪtɹeɪt/

noun

Any salt or ester of citric acid.

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Meanings

citrate1

nouncitrate (plural citrates)

plural citrates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of citric acid.

citrate2

verbcitrate (third-person singular simple present citrates, present participle citrating, simple past and past participle citrated)

present singular third person citrates · participle present citrating · participle past citrated · past citrated

  1. To cause to form citrate.

Origin

citrate · noun

From citric acid + -ate.

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citrate · verb

From citric acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Catalan citrat
  • citratsalt or ester of citric acid
Chinese Mandarin 檸檬酸鹽 /柠檬酸盐, 使檸檬酸化 /使柠檬酸化
  • 檸檬酸鹽 /柠檬酸盐salt or ester of citric acid
  • 使檸檬酸化 /使柠檬酸化 (shǐ níngméngsuānhuà)cause to form citrate
Czech citran, citrát
  • citransalt or ester of citric acid
  • citrátsalt or ester of citric acid
Finnish sitraatti, sitratoida
  • sitraattisalt or ester of citric acid
  • sitratoidacause to form citrate
German Citrat
  • Citratsalt or ester of citric acid
Irish ciotráit
  • ciotráitsalt or ester of citric acid
Italian citrato
  • citratosalt or ester of citric acid
Japanese 枸櫞酸塩
  • 枸櫞酸塩 (kuensan'en)salt or ester of citric acid
Polish cytrynian
  • cytryniansalt or ester of citric acid
Russian цитра́т
  • цитра́т (citrát)salt or ester of citric acid
Spanish citrato
  • citratosalt or ester of citric acid
Swedish citrat
  • citratsalt or ester of citric acid
Tagalog sitrato
  • sitratosalt or ester of citric acid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

atreticarctite
Cite this entry
APA

citrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrate

MLA

“citrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrate.

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