| NOUN | substance | maleate | a salt or ester of maleic acid |
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| Meaning | A salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation. | |
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| Broader | antidepressant, antidepressant drug | Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression |
| ester | formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | |
| Spanish | maleato | |
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