ascorbate

[ uh-skawr-beyt, -bit ]

/ əˈskɔr beɪt, -bɪt /

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noun Chemistry.

a salt or other derivative of ascorbic acid.

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Origin of ascorbate

First recorded in 1940–45; ascorb(ic acid) + -ate²

Words nearby ascorbate

comfortable as an old shoe, as, ascomycete, ascomycetous, ascon, asconoid, ascorbate, ascorbic acid, ascospore, ascot, ascribe, ascribed status

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British Dictionary definitions for ascorbate

ascorbate

/ (əˈskɔːbeɪt) /

noun

a salt of ascorbic acid

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Scientific definitions for ascorbate

ascorbate

[ ə-skôr′bāt, -bĭt ]

A salt or ester of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).