mevalonate

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noun

Any salt or ester of mevalonic acid.

OriginEnglish mevalonic ← German Keton ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounmevalonate (plural mevalonates)

plural mevalonates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of mevalonic acid.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  3. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. GermanMethy
  7. Englishmethyl
  8. Englishvalerian
  9. Englishvaleric
  10. GermanKeton
  11. Englishketone
  12. Englishmevalonic
  13. Englishmevalonate

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

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Translations

Italian mevalonato
  • mevalonatosalt or ester of mevalonic acid
Malay mevalonat
  • mevalonatsalt or ester of mevalonic acid
Swedish mevalonat
  • mevalonatsalt or ester of mevalonic acid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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