fumarate

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noun

Any salt or ester of fumaric acid; they are produced in the body as part of the urea cycle.

OriginEnglish fumaric acid →
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Meanings

nounfumarate (plural fumarates)

plural fumarates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of fumaric acid; they are produced in the body as part of the urea cycle.

Origin

  1. EnglishFumaria
  2. Englishfumaric acid
  3. Englishfumarate

From fumaric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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