glucuronidate

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From glucuronide +‎ -ate (suffix forming the names of salts or esters).

Noun[edit]

glucuronidate (plural glucuronidates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of glucuronic acid.

Etymology 2[edit]

From glucuronide +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb[edit]

glucuronidate (third-person singular simple present glucuronidates, present participle glucuronidating, simple past and past participle glucuronidated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, organic chemistry) To react (or be reacted) with glucuronic acid.
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