platinate

¹

[ plat-n-eyt ]

noun

1. Chemistry. a salt of platinic acid.

platinate

²

[ plat-n-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, plat·i·nat·ed, plat·i·nat·ing.

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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