fumarate

[ fyoo-muh-reyt ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. the salt of fumaric acid, a key chemical intermediate in the Krebs cycle.

fumarate

/ fyo̅o̅′mə-rāt′ /

1. A salt or ester of fumaric acid, in which one or both of the hydrogen atoms in the carboxyl groups of the fumaric acid have been replaced with another element or group.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fumarate¹

First recorded in 1860–65; fumar(ic acid) + -ate ²