oxometallate

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noun

Any metallate containing oxygen as ligand

OriginEnglish metallate ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) →
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Meanings

nounoxometallate (plural oxometallates)

plural oxometallates · alternative oxometalate

  1. chemistryAny metallate containing oxygen as ligand

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Englishoxygen
  9. Englishoxo-
  10. Englishmetallate
  11. Englishoxometallate

From oxo- + metallate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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