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metalate

metalate is the alternative spelling of metallate.

Meaning of metallate

Noun

metallate (plural metallates)

  1. Any anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated to one or more oxygen or other atoms, or to small groups; e.g. tungstate, tetrathiomolybdate or ferrocyanide

Forms of metalate

pluralmetalates

Origin of metalate

From metal + -ate.

Words formed from metalate

Questions about metalate

What is metalate the alternative spelling of?
Metalate is the alternative spelling of metallate.

Words near metalate in the dictionary

  1. metalacyclic
  2. metalammonia
  3. metalammonium
  4. metalanguage
  5. metalanguages
  6. metalate
  7. metalated
  8. metalates
  9. metalating
  10. metalation
  11. metalations

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