Meanings
nounarsenate (plural arsenates)
plural arsenates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- chemistryThe anion AsO₄³⁻.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
- Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
- Old Median*zaranyam
- Old Median*kā
- Old Median*zaraniyakā
- Middle Persian*zarnīk
- Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
- Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
- Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
- Latinarsenicum
- Middle Frencharsenic
- Middle Englisharsenik
- Englisharsenic
- Englisharsenate
Translations
Catalan arsenat
- arsenatsalt or ester of arsenic acid
Finnish arsenaatti
- arsenaattisalt or ester of arsenic acid
French arséniate
- arséniatesalt or ester of arsenic acid
German Arsenat
- Arsenatsalt or ester of arsenic acid
Hungarian arzenát
- arzenátsalt or ester of arsenic acid
Italian arseniato
- arseniatosalt or ester of arsenic acid
Japanese 砒酸塩
- 砒酸塩 (hisan'en)salt or ester of arsenic acid
Polish arsenian
- arseniansalt or ester of arsenic acid
Portuguese arseniato
- arseniatosalt or ester of arsenic acid
Spanish arseniato
- arseniatosalt or ester of arsenic acid
Swedish arsenat
- arsenatsalt or ester of arsenic acid
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Cite this entry
APA
arsenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenate
MLA
“arsenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arsenate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenate.
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