English Explanatory Dictionary

quinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Featuring five leaflets growing from a single point; quinquefoliolate.
noun
  1. An ester or a salt of quinic acid.

Pronunciation

kwīʹnət /ˈkwaɪnət/ kwīʹnāt /ˈkwʌɪneɪt/ kwīʹnāt' /ˈkwaɪˌneɪt/ kwĭʹnət /ˈkwɪnət/ kwĭʹnāt kĭʹnāt /ˈkwɪneɪt/ /ˈkɪneɪt/ kwĭʹnāt' kĭʹnāt' /ˈkwɪˌneɪt/ /ˈkɪˌneɪt/

Word forms

quinate quinates kinate

Etymology

First attested in 1760. From the post-Classical Latin quīnātus, from the distributive numeral quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”); compare binate, ternate, and quaternate, as well as the French quiné.

Derived words

dehydroquinate
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