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ascorbate

[ uh-skawr-beyt, -bit ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a salt or other derivative of ascorbic acid.

ascorbate

/ əˈskɔːbeɪt /

noun

  1. a salt of ascorbic acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ascorbate

/ ə-skôr′bāt,-bĭt /

  1. A salt or ester of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ascorbate1

First recorded in 1940–45; ascorb(ic acid) ( def ) + -ate 2

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asconoidascorbic acid

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