hederate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.

Word forms

hederate hederates

Etymology

From hederic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). See hederic acid for more.

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