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phenate definition

phe·nate (fē′nāt′, fen′āt′)

noun

a salt of carbolic acid (phenol in a dilute aqueous solution) containing the monovalent radical CHO

Etymology: phen(ol) + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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