Maleate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of maleic acid.
  2. 2
    a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation wordnet

Etymology

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

Related phrases

diethyl maleatemaleic acid

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