xylate

English

Etymology

From xylic +‎ -ate.

Noun

xylate (plural xylates)

1. (organic chemistry, dated) Any salt or ester of xylic acid.
   • 1878, George Fownes, Elementary chemistry, theoretical and practical:

     The xylic and paraxylic acids are separated by the different solubility of their calcium salts, the xylate being the more soluble of the two.