Coumarate

/ˈkuːmərˌeɪt/ noun

Definition

A salt or ester formed when coumarilic acid or related coumaric compounds react with a base or alcohol.

Etymology

From coumaric (relating to coumarin) + -ate suffix (denoting salts and esters in chemistry). The compound is formed through chemical reaction and modification.

Kelly Says

Coumarates appear naturally in plants as part of their cell wall structures—they're like nature's way of gluing plant cells together with aromatic compounds!

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