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citrate definition

cit·rate (si′trāt′, sī′-)

noun

a salt or ester of citric acid

Etymology: citr(i)- + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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