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tantalate

[tan-tl-eyt]

noun Chemistry.

a salt of any tantalic acid.

Nearby words

  1. tansy,
  2. tansy ragwort,
  3. tant mieux,
  4. tant pis,
  5. tanta,
  6. tantalic,
  7. tantalic acid,
  8. tantalite,
  9. tantalize,
  10. tantalizing

Origin of tantalate

First recorded in 1840–50; tantal(ic acid) + -ate2
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British Dictionary definitions for tantalate

tantalate

noun

any of various salts of tantalic acid formed when the pentoxide of tantalum dissolves in an alkali
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