fluorocitrate

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noun

A fluoro- derivative of citrate that is a metabolite of fluoroacetate and is responsible for fluoroacetate poisoning

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Meanings

nounfluorocitrate (plural fluorocitrates)

plural fluorocitrates

  1. biochemistryA fluoro- derivative of citrate that is a metabolite of fluoroacetate and is responsible for fluoroacetate poisoning

Origin

From fluoro- + citrate.

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Translations

German Fluorcitrat
  • FluorcitratTranslations
Malay fluorositrat
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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