platinate

¹

[plat-n-eyt]

noun

1. Chemistry.,  a salt of platinic acid.

platinate

²

[plat-n-eyt]

verb (used with object)

platinated, platinating 

1. to platinize.

Word History and Origins

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

Example Sentences

How would you expect potassium aurate and platinate to be formed?

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