phenolate
[ feen-l-eyt ]
noun
Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C6H5ONa.
verb (used with object),phe·no·lat·ed, phe·no·lat·ing.
to treat, impregnate, or disinfect with phenol; carbolize.
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How to use phenolate in a sentence
Other phenolates may be obtained from potassium phenolate by precipitation.
British Dictionary definitions for phenolate
phenolate
/ (ˈfiːnəˌleɪt) /
verb
Also: carbolize (tr) to treat or disinfect with phenol
noun
another name (not in technical usage) for phenoxide
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