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mal⋅e⋅ate

  [mal-ee-eyt, -it, mey-lee-]
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–noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of maleic acid.
Origin:
1850–55; male(ic acid) + -ate 2
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ma·le·ate   (mā'lē-āt', mə-lē'ət)   
n.  A salt or an ester of maleic acid.

[male(ic acid) + -ate2.]
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Main Entry: ma·le·ate
Pronunciation: 'mA-lE-"At, -lE-&t
Function: noun
: a salt or ester of maleic acid
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maleate ma·le·ate (mā'lē-āt', mə-lē'ət)
n.

  1. A salt of maleic acid.

  2. An ester of maleic acid.

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maleate   (mā'lē-āt', mə-lē'ət)  Pronunciation Key 
A salt or ester of maleic acid.
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