selenate

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noun

Any salt or ester of selenic acid.

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Meanings

selenate1

nounselenate (plural selenates)

plural selenates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of selenic acid.

    Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous^([sic]) acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−).

    2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

selenate2

verbselenate (third-person singular simple present selenates, present participle selenating, simple past and past participle selenated)

present singular third person selenates · participle present selenating · participle past selenated · past selenated

  1. chemistryTo react with a compound of selenium.

Origin

selenate · noun

From selenic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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selenate · verb

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

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Translations

Dutch selenaat
  • selenaatany salt or ester of selenic acid
French séléniate
  • séléniateany salt or ester of selenic acid
German Selenat
  • Selenatany salt or ester of selenic acid
Italian seleniato
  • seleniatoany salt or ester of selenic acid
Portuguese selenato
  • selenatoany salt or ester of selenic acid
Spanish selenato
  • selenatoany salt or ester of selenic acid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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