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phenolate

[feen-l-eyt]
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noun
  1. Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C6H5ONa.
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verb (used with object), phe·no·lat·ed, phe·no·lat·ing.
  1. to treat, impregnate, or disinfect with phenol; carbolize.
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Origin of phenolate

First recorded in 1880–85; phenol + -ate2, -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for phenolate

phenolate

verb
  1. Also: carbolize (tr) to treat or disinfect with phenol
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noun
  1. another name (not in technical usage) for phenoxide
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phenolate in Medicine

phenolate

(fē′nə-lāt′)
n.
  1. A salt of phenol.phenoxide
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