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tellurate

tellurate noun: any oxyanion of tellurium; any salt of telluric acid.

Noun

tellurate (plural tellurates)

  1. Any oxyanion of tellurium; any salt of telluric acid.

Forms of tellurate

pluraltellurates

Origin of tellurate

From telluric acid + -ate (“derivative, salt or ester”).

Words formed from tellurate

Questions about tellurate

What does tellurate mean?
Tellurate means any oxyanion of tellurium; any salt of telluric acid.
What part of speech is tellurate?
Tellurate is a noun.
What is the plural of tellurate?
The plural of tellurate is tellurates.

Words near tellurate in the dictionary

  1. tellur-
  2. tellural
  3. tellurane
  4. telluranes
  5. tellurantimony
  6. tellurate
  7. tellurates
  8. telluratian
  9. tellurene
  10. telluret
  11. tellureted

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