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toluate

American  
[tol-yoo-eyt] / ˈtɒl yuˌeɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.

toluate British  
/ ˈtɒljʊˌeɪt /

noun

  1. any salt or ester of any of the three isomeric forms of toluic acid

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Etymology

Origin of toluate

First recorded in 1855–60; tolu(ic acid) + -ate 2

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