-oate
Word Origin
1
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds containing the ester or >C=O group of the compound specified by the initial element:
benzoate.
Origin
-o(ic) (as in benzoic) + -ate2
-o·ate
\əˌwāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: -oic + -ate
: salt or ester of a carboxylic acid with a name ending in -oic
< caproate >
< octanoate >
< caproate >
< octanoate >
-oate
Suffix
- organic chemistry Used to form the names of salts and esters of carboxylic acids e.g. benzoate, hexanoate