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On average, magnesium citrate takes two hours to affect the bowels.
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Silva further emphasizes citrate’s advantages and why her practice widely recommends it.
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
Many forms of manganese are used in dietary supplements, including manganese bis-glycinate chelate, manganese aspartate, manganese gluconate, and manganese citrate.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
High-performing laundry detergents that contain citrates (sodium salt chemicals that serve as water softeners), cleaning and descaling agents, and pH regulators will give the best cleaning results.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined above
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“Citrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citrate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
citrate
noun
ci·trate
ˈsi-ˌtrāt
: a salt or ester of citric acid
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