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titanate

American  
[tahyt-n-ayt] / ˈtaɪt nˌeɪt /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a salt of titanic acid.


titanate British  
/ 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

Etymology

Origin of titanate

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


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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.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024

They began testing strontium titanate, an oxide that is classified as a ceramic because it is neither metal nor organic.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

A second experiment, called CASPEr Electric, uses a material called lead titanate.

From Economist ● Jan. 26, 2017

The patents cover non-flammable electrolyte and lithium titanate technologies that permit faster charges and discharges. 

From Forbes ● Jun. 29, 2014

The resulting titanate is dissolved out of the "melt" by cold hydrochloric acid.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

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