CEFR B2

ascorbate

noun

Meaning

ascorbate means any salt or ester of ascorbic acid. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses ascorbate to mean any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
The teacher asked students to find ascorbate in the reading.

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ascorbate (B2)

noun

Definition

ascorbate means any salt or ester of ascorbic acid. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses ascorbate to mean any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
The teacher asked students to find ascorbate in the reading.

How to Use ascorbate

a/the ascorbate (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a ascorbate."
ascorbate in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked ascorbate in context before translating it."

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