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Definition of "citrate" [cit•rate]

  • A salt or ester of citric acid. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "citrate" in a sentence
  • "The only known barrier to aerobic growth on citrate is its inability to transport citrate under oxic conditions (41 – 43)."
  • "Indeed, the inability to use citrate is one of the traits by which bacteriologists distinguish E. coli from other species."
  • "Calcium citrate is only about 20% elemental calcium."