malate

[ mal-eyt, mey-leyt ]

nounChemistry.

a salt or ester of malic acid.

Origin of malate

First recorded in 1785–95; mal(ic acid) + -ate²

Other words from malate

su·per·mal·ate, noun

Words Nearby malate

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How to use malate in a sentence

The Spaniards at malate returned the fire and struck the Callao without doing any damage.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
July 31 a battle was waged at malate, a small town half way between Cavite and Manila.
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White
You'll find Doc Bird cookin' in a civilian mess out malate way.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
In malate: 38 signatures, 31 of indians, only 15 of whom understood Spanish.
The Katipunan | J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)
On the south side of the old walled city are the large districts of malate, Ermito and Paco.
The Critic in the Orient | George Hamlin Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for malate

malate

/ (ˈmæleɪt, ˈmeɪ-) /

noun

any salt or ester of malic acid

Origin of malate

C18: from malic acid

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Scientific definitions for malate

malate

[ măl′āt′, mā′lāt′ ]

A salt or ester of malic acid, containing the group C4H4O5.

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