hederate

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noun

Any salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.

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Meanings

nounhederate (plural hederates)

plural hederates

  1. obsoletechemistryAny salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.

Origin

From hederic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). See hederic acid for more.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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