Meanings
nounxylate (plural xylates)
plural xylates
- datedchemistryAny salt or ester of xylic acid.
The xylic and paraxylic acids are separated by the different solubility of their calcium salts, the xylate being the more soluble of the two.
1878, George Fownes, Elementary chemistry, theoretical and practical
Origin
From xylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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