arsenate

American  

[ahr-suh-neyt, -nit] / ˈɑr səˌneɪt, -nɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of arsenic acid.

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arsenate British  

/ -nɪt, ˈɑːsəˌneɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of arsenic acid, esp a salt containing the ion A 5 O 4 ^3–

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arsenate Scientific  

/ är′sə-nĭt,är′sə-nāt′ /

1. A salt containing the radical AsO ₄.

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Etymology

Origin of arsenate

First recorded in 1790–1800; arsen- + -ate ²

Example Sentences

In 1988, he warned against eating Florida grapefruits because they had been sprayed with lead arsenate to speed ripening.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2012

The paper reported that the GFAJ-1 bacteria survived in a culture that had a ratio of arsenate to phosphate of 10,000 to 1, while other known arsenic-resistant microbes had ratios that were much lower.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2012

Based on the new data, "it's very clear there is no arsenate associated in the DNA backbones."

From Science Magazine • Feb. 2, 2012

Compounds that contain calcium arsenate, for example, may damage annual bluegrass; those containing dacthal and zytron can harm fescues and bent grasses.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was sprayed onto fruit as a pesticide in the form of lead arsenate.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson