diarsenate
diarsenate noun: any chemical compound containing two arsenate groups in each molecule or unit cell.
Noun
diarsenate (plural diarsenates)
- Any chemical compound containing two arsenate groups in each molecule or unit cell.
- Arsenite of silver affords a fine yellow colour. Salts which contain arsenic acid are termed arsenates. The arsenate of ammonia forms large rhombic crystals which may easily be converted into octahedral crystals of diarsenate of ammonia.1884, National cyclopaedia, The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed, page 460
- With an increase in the arsenic content in the system, sodium arsenate, magnesium diarsenate, and, finally, iron diarsenate are formed in that order. Hence, the investigated arsenates can be arranged in the following sequence [...]1994, Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Forms of diarsenate
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Origin of diarsenate
From di- + arsenate.
Questions about diarsenate
- What does diarsenate mean?
- Diarsenate means any chemical compound containing two arsenate groups in each molecule or unit cell.
- What part of speech is diarsenate?
- Diarsenate is a noun.
- What is the plural of diarsenate?
- The plural of diarsenate is diarsenates.
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