Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fumarate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: fu-marate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of fumaric acid; they are produced in the body as part of the urea cycle.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Fumaria English fumaric acid English -ate English fumarate From fumaric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

fumarates (plural)

Derived Forms

fumarase hemifumarate monofumarate monomethylfumarate sesquifumarate

Phrases

calcium fumarate potassium fumarate

Questions

What does fumarate mean?: Any salt or ester of fumaric acid; they are produced in the body as part of the urea cycle.
Where does fumarate come from?: Etymology tree English Fumaria English fumaric acid English -ate English fumarate From fumaric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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