tantalate

[ tan-tl-eyt ]

/ ˈtæn tlˌeɪt /

noun Chemistry.

Nearby words

tansy, tansy ragwort, tant mieux, tant pis, tanta, tantalate, tantalic, tantalic acid, tantalite, tantalize, tantalizing

Origin of tantalate

First recorded in 1840–50; tantal(ic acid) + -ate²

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British Dictionary definitions for tantalate

tantalate

/ (ˈtæntəˌleɪt) /

noun

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

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