periodate

American

[puh-rahy-uh-deyt] / pəˈraɪ əˌdeɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .

periodate British

/ pɜːˈraɪəˌdeɪt /

noun

any salt or ester of a periodic acid

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Etymology

Origin of periodate

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

Example Sentences

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Iodized potassic An immediate A brown oil crystallizing iodide. precipitate of after a time. periodate.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various

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