melissate

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noun

Any salt or ester of melissic acid.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounmelissate (plural melissates)

plural melissates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of melissic acid.

    Synonyms: triacontanate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny salt or ester of melissic acid.

Origin

From melissic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, meliss- + -ate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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