pyroglutamate
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From pyroglutamic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Noun
[edit]pyroglutamate (plural pyroglutamates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyroglutamic acid.
Etymology 2
[edit]From pyroglutamic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
[edit]pyroglutamate (third-person singular simple present pyroglutamates, present participle pyroglutamating, simple past and past participle pyroglutamated)
- (chemistry) To modify by reaction with a pyroglutamic acid derivative.