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selenates

selenates is the plural of selenate.

Meaning of selenate

Noun

selenate (plural selenates)

  1. Any salt or ester of selenic acid.
    • Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous^([sic]) acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−).2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

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Questions about selenates

What is selenates the plural of?
Selenates is the plural of selenate.

Words near selenates in the dictionary

  1. selena-
  2. selenane
  3. selenanes
  4. selenate
  5. selenated
  6. selenates
  7. selenatian
  8. selenation
  9. selenations
  10. Selenator
  11. Selenators

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