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platinate

1 American  
[plat-n-eyt] / ˈplæt nˌeɪt /

noun

  1. Chemistry.  a salt of platinic acid.

platinate 2 American  
[plat-n-eyt] / ˈplæt nˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

platinated, platinating

  1. to platinize.

Etymology

Origin of platinate1

First recorded in 1855–60; platin(ic acid) + -ate 2

Origin of platinate2

First recorded in 1885–90; platin(um) + -ate 1

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