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From telluric acid + -ate (“derivative, salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tellurate
Today it means: Any oxyanion of tellurium; any salt of telluric acid. Full definition →
Today it means: Any oxyanion of tellurium; any salt of telluric acid. Full definition →
From telluric acid + -ate (“derivative, salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.