cyanoacetate

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noun

Any salt or ester of cyanoacetic acid

OriginEnglish acetate ← Latin acētum ← Proto-Italic *akēō →
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Meanings

nouncyanoacetate (plural cyanoacetates)

plural cyanoacetates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of cyanoacetic acid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱwey-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kúwanos
  3. Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos)
  4. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  5. Englishcyano-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*akēō
  9. Latinaceō
  10. Latinacēscō
  11. Latinacētum
  12. Englishacetate
  13. Englishcyanoacetate

From cyano- + acetate.

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APA

cyanoacetate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanoacetate

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“cyanoacetate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanoacetate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanoacetate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanoacetate.

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