Meanings
glucuronidate1
nounglucuronidate (plural glucuronidates)
plural glucuronidates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of glucuronic acid.
glucuronidate2
verbglucuronidate (third-person singular simple present glucuronidates, present participle glucuronidating, simple past and past participle glucuronidated)
present singular third person glucuronidates · participle present glucuronidating · participle past glucuronidated · past glucuronidated
- ambitransitivechemistryTo react (or be reacted) with glucuronic acid.
Origin
glucuronidate · verb
From glucuronide + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian glükuronizál
- glükuronizálto react with glucuronic acid
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APA
glucuronidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucuronidate
MLA
“glucuronidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucuronidate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glucuronidate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucuronidate.
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