kainate

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noun

Any salt or ester of kainic acid.

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Meanings

nounkainate (plural kainates)

plural kainates

  1. biochemistryAny salt or ester of kainic acid.

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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