Meanings
nounoxopropanoate (plural oxopropanoates)
plural oxopropanoates
- chemistryA salt or ester of oxopropanoic acid.
Origin
From oxopropanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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APA
oxopropanoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxopropanoate
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“oxopropanoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxopropanoate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxopropanoate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxopropanoate.
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