arginate

English

Noun

arginate (plural arginates)

  1. A salt of alginic acid.
    • 2010, Hans Nieper, The Curious Man: The Life and Works of Dr. Hans Nieper, page 67:
      Since arginine is a normal component and plays an important role in the glucose transport mechanism, arginates can easily serve as acceptors for glucose. So I have given diabetic patients both calcium arginate and magnesium arginate, with spectacular results thus far.

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

arginate

  1. inflection of arginare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

arginate f pl

  1. feminine plural of arginato

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