lipoate

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noun

Any salt or ester of lipoic acid

Scrabble 9

Meanings

lipoate1

nounlipoate (plural lipoates)

plural lipoates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of lipoic acid

lipoate2

verblipoate (third-person singular simple present lipoates, present participle lipoating, simple past and past participle lipoated)

present singular third person lipoates · participle present lipoating · participle past lipoated · past lipoated

  1. chemistryTo react with lipoic acid or a derivative

Origin

lipoate · noun

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

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lipoate · verb

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

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APA

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Chicago

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