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gluconate
noun
glu·co·nate
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Definition of gluconate
: a salt or ester of gluconic acid
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In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, "Beetle genitals could hold key to better medical tools: report," 20 Dec. 2017 In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, "Beetle genitals could hold key to better medical tools: report," 20 Dec. 2017 In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, "Beetle genitals could hold key to better medical tools: report," 20 Dec. 2017 In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, "Beetle genitals could hold key to better medical tools: report," 20 Dec. 2017 In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Matthew Perrone, Houston Chronicle, "Health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies," 18 Dec. 2017 In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Washington Post, "US health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies," 18 Dec. 2017 In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com, "FDA to start targeting high-risk homeopathic remedies," 18 Dec. 2017 In 2009, the FDA ordered Zicam to stop marketing three products that contained zinc gluconate after more than 100 users reported losing their sense of smell. — Matthew Perrone, Sun-Sentinel.com, "FDA to start targeting high-risk homeopathic remedies," 18 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gluconate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gluconate
noun
glu·co·nate
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Medical Definition of gluconate
: a salt or ester of gluconic acid — see calcium gluconate, ferrous gluconate
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