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quinate

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: kwīʹnət
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪnət/
  • UK: kwīʹnāt
  • UK: /ˈkwʌɪneɪt/
  • US: kwīʹnāt'
  • US: /ˈkwaɪˌneɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: kwĭʹnət
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪnət/
  • UK: kwĭʹnāt
  • UK: kĭʹnāt
  • UK: /ˈkwɪneɪt/
  • UK: /ˈkɪneɪt/
  • US: kwĭʹnāt'
  • US: kĭʹnāt'
  • US: /ˈkwɪˌneɪt/
  • US: /ˈkɪˌneɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Featuring five leaflets growing from a single point; quinquefoliolate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An ester or a salt of quinic acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

First attested in 1760. From the post-Classical Latin quīnātus, from the distributive numeral quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”); compare binate, ternate, and quaternate, as well as the French quiné.

First attested in 1810. Either from quin(a) + -ate (“salt or ester”) or quinic acid + -ate, in either case perhaps after the French quinquinate; compare the French kinate, quinate.