tantalate
[ tan-tl-eyt ]
/ ˈtæn tlˌeɪt /
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noun Chemistry.
a salt of any tantalic acid.
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Origin of tantalate
First recorded in 1840–50; tantal(ic acid) + -ate2
Words nearby tantalate
Tans, tan someone's hide, tansy, tansy ragwort, Tanta, tantalate, tantalic, tantalic acid, tantalite, tantalize, tantalizing
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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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