mycolate

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noun

Any salt or ester of a mycolic acid.

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Meanings

nounmycolate (plural mycolates)

plural mycolates

  1. biochemistryAny salt or ester of a mycolic acid.

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Macolyte
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APA

mycolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycolate

MLA

“mycolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycolate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mycolate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycolate.

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