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citrate

/ˈsɪtɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
cit-rate
IPA
/ˈsɪtɹeɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of citric acid.

verb

To cause to form citrate.

Etymology

From citric acid + -ate.

Inflected Forms

citrates (plural) citrates (present, singular) citrating (participle, present) citrated (participle, past) citrated (past)

Derived Forms

alloisocitrate bicitrate citratase citratemia citraturia dicitrate fluorocitrate homocitrate isocitrate monocitrate subcitrate tricitrate

Phrases

citrate cycle fentanyl citrate ferric ammonium citrate lithium citrate potassium citrate sildenafil citrate sodium citrate

Frequently Paired Words

Benedict's solution citration

Questions

How do you pronounce citrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪtɹeɪt/.
What does citrate mean?
Any salt or ester of citric acid.
Where does citrate come from?
From citric acid + -ate.

How to pronounce citrate

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