glutarate

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noun

Any salt or ester of glutaric acid.

OriginEnglish glutaric ← Medieval Latin tartarum ← Medieval Greek τάρταρον (tártaron) →
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Meanings

nounglutarate (plural glutarates)

plural glutarates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of glutaric acid.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  3. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  4. Latingluten
  5. Egyptianjmn
  6. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  7. LatinAmmōn
  8. Latinammoniacus
  9. Englishammonia
  10. Englishglutamic
  11. Arabicدُرْدِيّ (durdiyy)der.?
  12. Medieval Greekτάρταρον (tártaron)
  13. Medieval Latintartarum
  14. Englishtartaric
  15. Englishglutaric
  16. Englishglutarate

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gratulate
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APA

glutarate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glutarate

MLA

“glutarate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glutarate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glutarate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glutarate.

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