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From thiocyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
thiocyanate
Today it means: any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN⁻¹ anion Full definition →
Today it means: any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN⁻¹ anion Full definition →
From thiocyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.