picolinate
/ˌpɪkəˈlɪneɪt/ /ˌpɪkəˈliːneɪt/Chemistry
noun
A salt, ester, or coordination compound of picolinic acid; the anion of picolinic acid.
- Picolinates of metals such as zinc and chromium are chelates in which picolinate anions bond to the metal atom through both nitrogen and oxygen atoms..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society. From picoline + -ate, after picolinic.