platinate

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UK/ˈplatɪnət/UK/ˈplatɪneɪt/

noun

Any of several oxyanions of platinum, or the salts containing these ions.

OriginEnglish platinum ← Spanish platina ← Vulgar Latin *plattus →
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Meanings

platinate1

nounplatinate (plural platinates)

plural platinates

  1. chemistryAny of several oxyanions of platinum, or the salts containing these ions.

platinate2

verbplatinate (third-person singular simple present platinates, present participle platinating, simple past and past participle platinated)

present singular third person platinates · participle present platinating · participle past platinated · past platinated

  1. To platinize.

Origin

platinate · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléth₂us
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plətús
  4. Ancient Greekπλατύς (platús)
  5. Vulgar Latin*plattus
  6. Spanishplata
  7. Spanishplatina
  8. Englishplatinum
  9. Englishplatinate

From platinum + -ate (“derivative”).

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platinate · verb

From platin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

platinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platinate

MLA

“platinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platinate.

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