Meanings
nounmonohydroxybenzoate (plural monohydroxybenzoates)
plural monohydroxybenzoates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of a monohydroxybenzoic acid.
Origin
From monohydroxybenzoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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APA
monohydroxybenzoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monohydroxybenzoate
MLA
“monohydroxybenzoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monohydroxybenzoate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monohydroxybenzoate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monohydroxybenzoate.
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