Meanings
nounuvate (uncountable)
- uncountableA conserve made of grapes.
Aguascalientes also produces a fine grape preserve, commonly known as uvate.
1892, Hubert Howe Bancroft, Resources and Development of Mexico, page 233 - uncountablechemistryA salt of uvic acid.
He, however, found that reaction takes place between silver uvate and ethyl iodide in the cold, but he used ethyl iodide diluted with alcohol, which alcohol probably contained enough water to re-produce uvic acid.
1878, George H. U. Harrow, “On Pyrotritartaric and Carbopyrotritartaric Acids, Produts of teh Action of Dilute Sulphuric Acid on Diacetosuccinic Ether”, in Journal of the Chemical Society, volume 33, page 431
Origin
From Latin uva (“grape”) + -ate.
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