super-malate

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of malic acid.

Origin:
1785–95; mal(ic acid) + -ate²

Related forms

su·per·mal·ate, noun

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malate (ˈmæleɪt, ˈmeɪ-)

—n
	any salt or ester of malic acid

[C18: from malic acid]

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malate mal·ate (māl'āt', mā'lāt')
n.
A salt or ester of malic acid.

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malate

(māl'āt', mā'lāt') Pronunciation Key

A salt or ester of malic acid, containing the group C₄H₄O₅.
See malic acid.

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