taurate

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noun

Any salt or ester of taurine.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

nountaurate (plural taurates)

plural taurates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of taurine.

Origin

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

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APA

taurate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taurate

MLA

“taurate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taurate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taurate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taurate.

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