cyanate

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noun

Any salt or ester of cyanic acid.

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Meanings

cyanate1

nouncyanate (plural cyanates)

plural cyanates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of cyanic acid.

cyanate2

verbcyanate (third-person singular simple present cyanates, present participle cyanating, simple past and past participle cyanated)

present singular third person cyanates · participle present cyanating · participle past cyanated · past cyanated

  1. chemistryTo treat or react with cyanide.

Origin

cyanate · noun

From cyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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cyanate · verb

From cyan(ide) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Finnish syanaatti
  • syanaattisalt or ester of cyanic acid
Spanish cianato
  • cianatosalt or ester of cyanic acid
Swedish cyanat
  • cyanatsalt or ester of cyanic acid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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