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fumarate

/fjuːˈmɛərɪt/ noun · British & US
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What does fumarate mean?

noun

A salt or ester of fumaric acid. In biochemistry, a fumarate is a compound that is a product of the Krebs cycle.

Example

"The chemist isolated the fumarate from the plant extract and studied its properties."

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