How to Use citrate in a Sentence

citrate

noun
  • Citrus fruits are a good source of citrate, and lemons contain the highest amount.
    — Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2026
  • One line of bacteria evolved the ability to use citrate as a food source.
    — Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2016
  • One teaspoon provides 650 mg of choline in the form of choline citrate.
    — Casey Seiden, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
  • For most healthy adults, magnesium citrate mixed with juice is safe and effective.
    — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This may impact how long magnesium citrate stays in your system.
    — Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • When the time is right, sildenafil (also known as sildenafil citrate) has been shown to help people get hard.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The medium contains citrate to keep iron in a form that the bacteria can absorb.
    — Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2014
  • This would require it to open up a new evolutionary space—a citrate moment.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Lemon water may help with certain kidney stones by increasing urine citrate.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Magnesium citrate may be the most useful form of oral magnesium for muscle pain.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Magnesium citrate is available in a powder and liquid form.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Magnesium citrate and glycinate are absorbed well by the body.
    — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 11 Nov. 2025
  • First, the hydrangea secretes still more acid into the soil — in the form of citric acid, which binds to the aluminum to form aluminum citrate.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 26 June 2018
  • On average, magnesium citrate takes two hours to affect the bowels.
    — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
  • There are also ferric citrate and ferric sulfate forms, but they are not absorbed as easily as other forms of iron.
    — Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Zinc citrate has been known to provide relief in cases where other forms of the mineral have failed or caused discomfort.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Karp highlights the benefits of citrate for its digestive health benefits as well.
    — Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The form in this supplement is calcium malate, which is similar in absorption to the citrate form.
    — Casey Seiden, Parents, 30 May 2024
  • For instance, magnesium citrate tends to have a laxative effect.
    — Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The drink does contain ammonium ferric citrate, which is technically iron, but it is not brewed.
    — Palko Karasz, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The magnesium citrate is a form that can pull water into the digestive system which could cause loose stools or diarrhea.
    — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 27 June 2023
  • The most common types of magnesium are glycinate, citrate, oxide and sulfate.
    — Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Many users have posted about their lack of bowel movements and how drinking magnesium citrate went above and beyond (sometimes too far) to get them back on track.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Glycinate won’t cause the digestive issues that send people running to the bathroom with citrate or oxide.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Viagra, the brand name for sildenafil citrate, is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction in men.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Magnesium citrate is a popular choice for people who want to increase their magnesium intake.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • Magnesium oxide and magnesium citrate are two kinds of magnesium that may prompt this reaction.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 31 Jan. 2024
  • For example, magnesium hydroxide is used as an antacid, and magnesium citrate helps with kidney stones.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The hero ingredient in the formula is triethyl citrate, which inhibits the growth of bacteria to prevent odor.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Magnesium citrate is often used to relieve constipation and support bone health.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025

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