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fumarate
[ fyoo-muh-reyt ]
/ ˈfyu məˌreɪt /
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noun Biochemistry.
the salt of fumaric acid, a key chemical intermediate in the Krebs cycle.
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Origin of fumarate
First recorded in 1860–65; fumar(ic acid) + -ate2
Words nearby fumarate
Fulton, Robert, fulvous, fumadiddle, fumage, Fu Manchu mustache, fumarate, fumariaceous, fumaric, fumaric acid, fumarole, fumatorium
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How to use fumarate in a sentence
Ferrous fumarate ranges in color from a cocoa brown to the bright red of paprika or cayenne.
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Scientific definitions for fumarate
fumarate
[ fyōō′mə-rāt′ ]
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.
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