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muriate

muriate noun: chloride.

Noun

muriate (plural muriates)

  1. (archaic) Chloride.
    • Muriate of tin is the best mordaunt to use with the bark.1847, editorial staff, “To Dye Yellow Color”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72

Forms of muriate

pluralmuriates

Origin of muriate

From Latin muria (“brine”) + English -ate.

Words formed from muriate

Questions about muriate

What does muriate mean?
Muriate means chloride.
What part of speech is muriate?
Muriate is a noun.
What is the plural of muriate?
The plural of muriate is muriates.

Words near muriate in the dictionary

  1. murhas
  2. muri
  3. Muria
  4. murian
  5. muriat
  6. muriate
  7. muriate of potash
  8. muriate of soda
  9. muriated
  10. muriates
  11. muriatic

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