gallate

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noun

Any oxoanion of gallium.

OriginEnglish gall(ium) ← French gallium ← Latin Gallia →
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Meanings

noungallate (plural gallates)

plural gallates

  1. chemistryAny oxoanion of gallium.
  2. chemistryAny salt or ester of gallic acid.

Origin

  1. LatinGallus
  2. LatinGallia
  3. Frenchgallium
  4. Englishgall(ium)
  5. Englishgallate

From gall(ium) + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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Translations

Finnish gallaatti, gallaatti
  • gallaattioxoanion of gallium
  • gallaattisalt or ester of gallic acid
French gallate
  • gallatesalt or ester of gallic acid
German Gallat, Gallat
  • Gallatoxoanion of gallium
  • Gallatsalt or ester of gallic acid
Indonesian galat, galat
  • galatoxoanion of gallium
  • galatsalt or ester of gallic acid
Swedish gallat
  • gallatsalt or ester of gallic acid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

galletaLatgaletallage
Cite this entry
APA

gallate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallate

MLA

“gallate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallate.

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