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selenate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Any salt or ester of selenic acid.
    • Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous^([sic]) acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−). 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:

Forms

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selenates Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

boroselenate · hydrogenselenate · selenatian · hydroselenate

Translations (6)

de Selenat (any salt or ester of selenic acid) · es selenato (any salt or ester of selenic acid) · pt selenato (any salt or ester of selenic acid) · fr séléniate (any salt or ester of selenic acid) · it seleniato (any salt or ester of selenic acid) · nl selenaat (any salt or ester of selenic acid)

selenate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. To react with a compound of selenium.

Forms

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selenated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
selenated Tense=Past lexicographic
selenates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
selenating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

selenation