malate

[ mal-eyt, mey-leyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of malic acid.

malate

/ ˈmeɪ-; ˈmæleɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of malic acid

malate

/ măl′āt′,mā′lāt′ /

1. A salt or ester of malic acid, containing the group C 4 H 4 O 5 .
2. See malic acid

Other Words From

• super·malate noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of malate¹

First recorded in 1785–95; mal(ic acid) + -ate ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of malate¹

C18: from malic acid

Example Sentences

A busy road in Manila’s Malate tourism and entertainment district was closed due to the rescue efforts.

From Washington Times

His group sketched out a system design that could convert CO2 into malate, a key metabolite produced during photosynthesis.

From Nature

By grinding up spinach in a blender, and adding its photosynthesis machinery to their enzyme system in the test tube, the biologists can drive the production of ATP and the conversion of CO2 to malate — solely by shining ultraviolet light on it.

From Nature

CAM plants can flourish here by conserving water more effectively than traditional crops—they capture carbon dioxide from the air at night and convert it to malate, which fuels photosynthesis during the day.

From Scientific American

“Many felt that if they didn’t participate that they would be rounded up,” says Scerri, adding that those who returned to their usual digs by Malate Catholic Church found large signs had been painted in the interim that prohibited sleeping rough.

From Time