periodate

[puh-rahy-uh-deyt]

noun Chemistry.

a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na2H3IO6.

Origin of periodate

First recorded in 1830–40; period(ic acid) + -ate²

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British Dictionary definitions for periodate

periodate

noun

any salt or ester of a periodic acid

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