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cyanate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From cyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Meanings

1. Any salt or ester of cyanic acid.

Forms

Deriveds

hydrocyanate · selenocyanate · polycyanate · tetracyanate

Hypernyms

chemical compound

Hyponyms

isothiocyanate · thiocyanate · isocyanate

Translations (3)

sv cyanat (salt or ester of cyanic acid) · es cianato (salt or ester of cyanic acid) · fi syanaatti (salt or ester of cyanic acid)

cyanate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English cyan(ide) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cyanate From cyan(ide) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. To treat or react with cyanide.

Forms