Definition of Maleate

1. Noun. A salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation.


Definition of Maleate

1. n. A salt of maleic acid.

Definition of Maleate

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of maleic acid ¹

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Definition of Maleate

1. a chemical salt [n -S]

Medical Definition of Maleate

1. The ion from maleic acid, often used in biological buffers. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maleate

male pregnancies
male pregnancy
male reproductive gland
male reproductive system
male rod
male rods
male sibling
male sterility
maleadministration
maleadministrations
maleamic
maleamic acid
maleate (current term)
maleate isomerase
maleates
maleberry
malebranchism
maleconformation
maleconformations
malecontent
maledicency
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maledict
maledicta
maledicta balloon
maledicta balloons
maledicted

Literary usage of Maleate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(ii) For products containing brompheniramine maleate, chlorpheniramine ... (3) For products containing chlorpheniramine maleate identified in §34I.12(c). ..."

2. Index to Gmelin's Handbook of Chemistryby Henry Watts by Henry Watts (1872)
"8, 155 maleate of Copper 8, 159 „ Ferric 8, 158 „ of Lead 8, ... 154 maleate of Potash and Soda ? .... 8, 155 „ Silver 8, 159 Soda 8, ..."

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