melanate

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noun

Any salt or ester of melanic acid.

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Meanings

nounmelanate (plural melanates)

plural melanates

  1. obsoletechemistryAny salt or ester of melanic acid.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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