SINCE 1828
alcoholate
noun
al·co·hol·ate
| \ ˈal-kə-ˌhȯl-ˌāt, -ˌhäl-, ˌal-kə-ˈ
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Medical Definition of alcoholate
: a crystallizable compound of a substance with alcohol in which the alcohol plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization
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