platinate
1 Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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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How would you expect potassium aurate and platinate to be formed?
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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