Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A salt, ester, or anion of maleic acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A salt of maleic acid.

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  • noun organic chemistry any salt or ester of maleic acid

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[male(ic acid) + –ate.]

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  • High blood pressure, fast heart beat, stroke. ergometrine maleate, methylergonovine maleate

    Chapter 37 1997

  • In a case of heavy bleeding after the placenta has come out, inject one 0.2 mg. ampule (or give two 0.2 mg. tablets) of ergonovine or ergometrine maleate (Ergotrate, etc.) once every hour for 3 hours or until the bleeding is under control.

    Chapter 26 1993

  • - Ampoule of 0.2 mg/ml, 1 ml of methylergometrine maleate

    Chapter 4 1993

  • Ampoule of 0.5 mg/ml, 1 ml of ergometrine maleate for IM, slow IV or intramural injection (injection in the uterus)

    Chapter 4 1993

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