Adipate (-OOC-(CH2)4-COO-) is the ionized form of adipic acid. As food additives, adipates are used as acidity regulators. Examples are sodium adipate (E356) and potassium adipate (E357). ...
adipate 1. As food additives, adipates are used as acidity regulators. Examples are sodium adipate and potassium adipate. 2. Lexicomedy: Having eaten fat: 'He ate a lot of fat during his meals.'
a salt or ester of adipic acid. · an alkyd resin derived from adipic acid.