glycolate

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noun

Any salt or ester of a glycolic acid

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Meanings

glycolate1

nounglycolate (plural glycolates)

plural glycolates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of a glycolic acid

glycolate2

verbglycolate (third-person singular simple present glycolates, present participle glycolating, simple past and past participle glycolated)

present singular third person glycolates · participle present glycolating · participle past glycolated · past glycolated

  1. To react with glycolic acid.

Origin

glycolate · noun

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

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glycolate · verb

From glycolic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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