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Citrus vs Citrate - What's the difference?

citrus | citrate |

As a proper noun citrus

is .

As a noun citrate is

.

citrus

English

(wikipedia citrus)

Noun

(es)
  • Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae.
  • The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin called zest, an inner white skin, and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.
  • citrate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any salt or ester of citric acid.
  • Verb

    (citrat)
  • To cause to form citrate.
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