Meanings
nounthiocyanate (plural thiocyanates)
plural thiocyanates
- chemistryany salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN⁻¹ anion
Origin
From thiocyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tiosyanaatti
- tiosyanaattisalt of ester of thiocyanic acid
German Thiocyanat
- Thiocyanatsalt of ester of thiocyanic acid
Italian tiocianato
- tiocianatosalt of ester of thiocyanic acid
Swedish tiocyanat
- tiocyanatsalt of ester of thiocyanic acid
Turkish tiyosiyanat
- tiyosiyanatsalt of ester of thiocyanic acid
Cite this entry
APA
thiocyanate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiocyanate
MLA
“thiocyanate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiocyanate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thiocyanate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiocyanate.
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