Maleate

ahd-5
  • noun. A salt, ester, or anion of maleic acid.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A salt of maleic acid.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. any salt or ester of maleic acid
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation
    • Word Usage
    "That site is tracking research on supposed anti-aging compounds such as simvastatin, used to lower cholesterol, and enalapril maleate, which is used to treat hypertension."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    antidepressant  antidepressant drug  ester  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.