VANADATE

vanadate

(noun) a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vanadate (plural vanadates)

(chemistry) any salt of vanadic acid

(chemistry) any of the corresponding anions, VO3, VO4, or V2O7

Source: Wiktionary


Van"a*date, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vanadate.] (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of vanadic acid. [Formerly also vanadiate.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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