antimonate

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noun

Any salt or ester of antimonic acid; the anion SbO₄³⁻

OriginEnglish antimonic ← Medieval Latin antimonium →
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Meanings

nounantimonate (plural antimonates)

plural antimonates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of antimonic acid; the anion SbO₄³⁻

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinantimonium
  2. Englishantimony
  3. Englishantimonic
  4. Englishantimonate

From antimonic + -ate.

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APA

antimonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimonate

MLA

“antimonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimonate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimonate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimonate.

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