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From acetylenediol + -ate.
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Today it means: The C₂O₂²⁻ anion produced by deprotonation of acetylenediol; the coordinate base of acetylenediol. Full definition →
From acetylenediol + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.