Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A salt or ester of fumaric acid.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In chem., a salt of fumaric acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A salt of fumaric acid.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun any salt or ester of fumaric acid; they are produced in the body as part of the urea cycle

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[fumar(ic acid) + –ate.]

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  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The pill, which contains a chemical called fumarate, isn't on the market yet; its safety and effectiveness are still being tested.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

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