roentgenate

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noun

A salt or derivative of roentgenic acid, similar in structure or composition to a gold salt due to the placement of roentgenium (Rg, element 111) in the periodic table.

OriginGerman Röntgen →
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Meanings

nounroentgenate (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA salt or derivative of roentgenic acid, similar in structure or composition to a gold salt due to the placement of roentgenium (Rg, element 111) in the periodic table.

Origin

  1. GermanRöntgen“Roentgen”
  2. Englishroentgenate

From German Röntgen (“Roentgen”) (the surname of physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, discoverer of X-rays) + the chemical suffix -ate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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