-oate
noun suffix
-o·ate
əˌwāt,
usually -āt+V
plural -s
: salt or ester of a carboxylic acid with a name ending in -oic
caproate
octanoate
Word History
Etymology
-oic + -ate
- diphtheroids
- diphthong
- diphthongal
- diphthonged
- diphthongic
- diphthonging
- diphthongisation
- diphthongisations
- diphthongise
- diphthongised
- diphthongises
- diphthongising
- diphthongization
- diphthongizations
- diphthongize
- diphthongized
- diphthongizes
- diphthongizing
- diphthongs
- diphy-
- diphycercal
- diphycercy
- Diphyes
- diphygenic
- diphyletic