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tellurate

American  
[tel-yuh-reyt] / ˈtɛl yəˌreɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a salt of a telluric acid, as of H 2 TeO or H 6 TeO 6 .

tellurate British  
/ ˈtɛljʊˌreɪt /

noun

  1. any salt or ester of telluric acid

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Etymology

Origin of tellurate

First recorded in 1820–30; tellur(ic acid) + -ate 2

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For the determination, solution is effected by fusing with nitre and sodium carbonate, dissolving out the tellurate of potash with water, and boiling with hydrochloric acid.

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