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Noun: citrate  'si,treyt
  1. A salt or ester of citric acid
    "Sodium citrate is often used as a food additive to control acidity"
Verb: citrate  'si,treyt
  1. Cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
    "They citrated the blood samples to prevent clotting"

Derived forms: citrated, citrating, citrates

Type of: change state, ester, salt, turn

Encyclopedia: Citrate