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hydrotellurate

hydrotellurate noun: a salt formed by the union of hydrogen telluride (hydrotelluric acid) and the base.

Noun

hydrotellurate (plural hydrotellurates)

  1. (obsolete) A salt formed by the union of hydrogen telluride (hydrotelluric acid) and the base.
    • hydrotellurate of ammonia
    • hydrotellurate of potash

Forms of hydrotellurate

pluralhydrotellurates

Origin of hydrotellurate

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

Questions about hydrotellurate

What does hydrotellurate mean?
Hydrotellurate means a salt formed by the union of hydrogen telluride (hydrotelluric acid) and the base.
What part of speech is hydrotellurate?
Hydrotellurate is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrotellurate?
The plural of hydrotellurate is hydrotellurates.

Words near hydrotellurate in the dictionary

  1. hydrotaxis
  2. hydrotechnical
  3. hydrotechnologist
  4. hydrotechnologists
  5. hydrotechnology
  6. hydrotellurate
  7. hydrotellurates
  8. hydrotelluric
  9. hydrotheca
  10. hydrothecae
  11. hydrothecal

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