aluminate

[ uh-loo-muh-nit, -neyt ]

/ əˈlu məˌnɪt, -ˌneɪt /

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noun

Chemistry. a salt of the acid form of aluminum hydroxide, containing the group AlO2− or AlO3−3.

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Origin of aluminate

First recorded in 1725–35; alumin- + -ate²

Words nearby aluminate

alula, alum, alumin-, alumina, alumina cement, aluminate, aluminiferous, aluminite, aluminium, aluminium bronze, aluminium hydroxide

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How to use aluminate in a sentence

Lastly, aluminate of soda may be used as a mordant in place of red liquor or sulphate of alumina.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 286|Various
They first formed lead aluminate by the fusion together of lead oxide and alumina.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
The result is the formation of a solution of aluminate of soda, and insoluble fluoride of calcium (lime).
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
It is possible to produce a mixed solution of aluminate and silicate of potash which will remain liquid for twenty-four hours.
Field's Chromatography|George Field

Aluminate of soda may likewise be procured from cryolite, as described under Alum.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for aluminate

aluminate

/ (əˈluːmɪneɪt) /

noun

a salt of the ortho or meta acid forms of aluminium hydroxide containing the ions AlO 2 – or AlO 3 3–

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