platinate
1[ plat-n-eyt ]
noun
Chemistry. a salt of platinic acid.
Origin of platinate
1First recorded in 1855–60; platin(ic acid) + -ate2
Words Nearby platinate
Other definitions for platinate (2 of 2)
platinate2
[ plat-n-eyt ]
verb (used with object),plat·i·nat·ed, plat·i·nat·ing.
to platinize.
Origin of platinate
2First recorded in 1885–90; platin(um) + -ate1
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How to use platinate in a sentence
How would you expect potassium aurate and platinate to be formed?
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
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