Meanings
nounsylvate (plural sylvates)
plural sylvates
- archaicchemistryabietate (salt or ester of sylvic acid (abietic acid)).
Origin
From sylvic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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sylvate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvate
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“sylvate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sylvate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvate.
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