fluorotantalate

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noun

Any anion in which oxygen atoms of a tantalate anion have been formally replaced by fluorine, but especially TaF₇²⁻, the heptafluorotantalate anion; any salt containing such an anion

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Meanings

nounfluorotantalate (plural fluorotantalates)

plural fluorotantalates

  1. chemistryAny anion in which oxygen atoms of a tantalate anion have been formally replaced by fluorine, but especially TaF₇²⁻, the heptafluorotantalate anion; any salt containing such an anion

Origin

From fluoro- + tantalate.

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

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