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nounAny salt or ester of pentanoic acid.
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From pentanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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APA
pentanoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentanoate
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“pentanoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentanoate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentanoate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentanoate.
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