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selenolate

selenolate noun: any derivative of a selenol in which a metal atom replaces the hydrogen attached to selenium RSeH => RSe⁻M⁺.

Noun

selenolate (plural selenolates)

  1. Any derivative of a selenol in which a metal atom replaces the hydrogen attached to selenium RSeH => RSe⁻M⁺.

Forms of selenolate

pluralselenolates

Origin of selenolate

From selenol + -ate (“derivative”).

Questions about selenolate

What does selenolate mean?
Selenolate means any derivative of a selenol in which a metal atom replaces the hydrogen attached to selenium RSeH => RSe⁻M⁺.
What part of speech is selenolate?
Selenolate is a noun.
What is the plural of selenolate?
The plural of selenolate is selenolates.

Words near selenolate in the dictionary

  1. selenoketone
  2. selenoketones
  3. selenol
  4. selenolane
  5. selenolanes
  6. selenolate
  7. selenolates
  8. selenolatry
  9. selenological
  10. selenologically
  11. selenologies

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