Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A salt, ester, or anion of citric acid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a salt of citric acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of citric acid.
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- noun organic chemistry Any
salt orester ofcitric acid . - verb To cause to form citrate.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- verb cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
Etymologies
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Examples
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The only known barrier to aerobic growth on citrate is its inability to transport citrate under oxic conditions (41 – 43).
Assessing Fault 2009
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Indeed, the inability to use citrate is one of the traits by which bacteriologists distinguish E. coli from other species.
Bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab « Isegoria 2008
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Calcium citrate is only about 20% elemental calcium.
Milk-Alkali Syndrome Steve Carper 2008
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Moreover, Bio Shape works metabolically through Garcinia Cambogia, which inhibits an enzyme called citrate lyase to prevent excess fat.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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In fact, the best type of calcium, because it is the most soluble, is calcium citrate, which is itself mildly acidic.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Acid Reflux: The Truth Behind Heartburn 2010
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I recommend calcium citrate, which is the most absorbable form.
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Reverted phosphoric acid is also called citrate soluble phosphoric acid, because in testing fertilizers the chemists use ammonium citrate to determine the amount of reverted phosphoric acid.
The First Book of Farming Charles Landon Goodrich
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As far as can be ascertained from the superficial trials with the last six salts, the citrate is the least powerful, and the phosphate certainly by far the most.
Insectivorous Plants Charles Darwin 1845
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Orange juice contains a substance known as citrate, which grabs calcium and promotes safe excretion.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DR. SHAFIQ QAADRI 2011
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In fact, the best type of calcium, because it is the most soluble, is calcium citrate, which is itself mildly acidic.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com M.D. Leo Galland 2010
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