cyanometallate

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noun

Any metallate containing cyanide as ligand

OriginEnglish metallate ← Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos) →
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Meanings

nouncyanometallate (plural cyanometallates)

plural cyanometallates · alternative cyanometalate

  1. chemistryAny metallate containing cyanide as ligand

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  2. Englishcyano-
  3. Englishmetallate
  4. Englishcyanometallate

From cyano- + metallate.

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APA

cyanometallate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanometallate

MLA

“cyanometallate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanometallate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanometallate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanometallate.

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