maleate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmælɪˌeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mal′ē āt′, -it, mā′lē-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mal•e•ate  (mal′ē āt′, -it, mā′lē-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya salt or ester of maleic acid.
  • male(ic acid) + -ate2 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
maleate /ˈmælɪˌeɪt/ n
  1. any salt or ester of maleic acid
Etymology: 19th Century: from male( ic acid) + -ate1
'maleate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
timolol maleate

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