titanate

[ tahyt-n-eyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt of titanic acid.

titanate

/ ˈtaɪtəˌneɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of titanic acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of titanate¹

First recorded in 1830–40; titan(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

The resulting titanate is dissolved out of the "melt" by cold hydrochloric acid.

From Project Gutenberg

By calcination with nitre, it becomes oxygenated, and forms titanate of potassa.

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The principal titanium minerals are rutile (titanium oxide) and ilmenite (iron titanate).

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