-oate

English

Etymology

From -oic +‎ -ate.

Suffix

-oate

  1. (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of salts and esters of carboxylic acids e.g. benzoate, hexanoate

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -oate
octacosadienoate

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