citrate

/ˈsɪˌtreɪt/
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Other forms: citrates; citrated

Definitions of citrate
  1. noun
    a salt or ester of citric acid
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    type of:
    ester
    formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
    salt
    a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
  2. verb
    cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
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    type of:
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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