seaborgate

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noun

The anion SgO₄²⁻ analogous to molybdate; any salt containing this ion.

OriginEnglish seaborgium ← Swedish Sjöberg ← Old Norse berg, bjarg →
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Meanings

nounseaborgate (plural seaborgates)

plural seaborgates

  1. chemistryThe anion SgO₄²⁻ analogous to molybdate; any salt containing this ion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*sīhwaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*saiwiz
  3. Old Norsesær
  4. Old Swedishsiœr
  5. Swedishsjö
  6. Proto-Germanic*bergaz
  7. Old Norseberg, bjarg
  8. Swedishberg
  9. SwedishSjöberg
  10. EnglishSeaborg
  11. Englishseaborgium
  12. Englishseaborgate

From seaborgium + -ate (derivative).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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