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kryptonate en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From krypton + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).

Forms

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kryptonating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kryptonates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kryptonated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kryptonated Tense=Past lexicographic

kryptonate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Either from krypton + -ate (forms nouns with perfect meaning, as if: "kryptonated") or a back-formation from kryptonation on the basis of the same suffix. Compare fermentate.

Meanings

  1. The material formed by such kryptonation.

Forms

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kryptonates Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

kryptona · kryptonation · kryptony · krypton · kryptonide · kryptonido