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glyoxylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
gly-oxy-late
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of glyoxylic acid.

verb

To react with glyoxylic acid or a derivative.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

glyoxylates (plural) glyoxylates (present, singular) glyoxylating (participle, present) glyoxylated (participle, past) glyoxylated (past)

Phrases

glyoxylate cycle

Questions

What does glyoxylate mean?
Any salt or ester of glyoxylic acid.
Where does glyoxylate come from?
From glyoxylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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