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dithionate
[ dahy-thahy-uh-neyt, -nit ]
/ daɪˈθaɪ əˌneɪt, -nɪt /
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noun Chemistry.
a salt of dithionic acid.
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Origin of dithionate
First recorded in 1865–70; dithion(ic acid) + -ate2
Words nearby dithionate
ditcher, ditchwater, dite, ditheism, dither, dithionate, dithionic, dithionic acid, dithionite, dithionous acid, dithyramb
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