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adipate

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[ad-uh-peyt] / ˈæd əˌpeɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a salt or ester of adipic acid.

  2. an alkyd resin derived from adipic acid.

Etymology

Origin of adipate

adip(ic acid) + -ate 2

Example Sentences

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To better understand how light affects plastic breakdown, the researchers exposed polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, and polybutylene adipate co terephthalate microplastics to water under both dark and ultraviolet conditions for up to 96 hours.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

To play it even safer, food should never be microwaved in any plastic wrap since this speeds adipate migration.

From Time Magazine Archive

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