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titanate

[ tahyt-n-eyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a salt of titanic acid.


titanate

/ ˈtaɪtəˌneɪt /

noun

  1. any salt or ester of titanic acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of titanate1

First recorded in 1830–40; titan(ic acid) + -ate 2
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Example Sentences

Perovskites are named after their structural resemblance to the mineral calcium titanate perovskite, and are well known for their fascinating properties that can be applied in wide-ranging fields such as solar cells, lighting and catalysis.

Barium titanate belongs to the perovskite group of materials, where a titanium ion resides within an oxygen octahedral cage.

In the study, published in Nature, the researchers subjected the quantum material strontium titanate to short but intense laser beams of a peculiar wavelength and polarization, to induced magnetism.

Strontium titanate, SrTiO3, is a so-called quantum paraelectric.

Using the well-known terbium titanate as an example, the team demonstrated that the method delivers highly reliable results.

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