metalate

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A form of metallate — Any anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated to one or more oxygen or other atoms, or to small groups; e.g. tungstate, tetrathiomolybdate or ferrocyanide

OriginEnglish metal ← Middle English metal ← Old French meta →
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Meanings

nounmetalate (plural metalates)

plural metalates

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of metallate.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέταλλον (métallon)
  2. Latinmetallum
  3. Old Frenchmeta
  4. Middle Englishmetal
  5. Englishmetal
  6. Englishmetalate

From metal + -ate.

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APA

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Chicago

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