cyanate

See also: Cyanate

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

cyanate (plural cyanates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of cyanic acid.

Hypernyms

• chemical compound

Hyponyms

• isocyanate
• isothiocyanate
• thiocyanate

 

Derived terms

• hydrocyanate
• polycyanate
• selenocyanate
• tetracyanate

 

Translations

salt or ester of cyanic acid

• Finnish: syanaatti
• Spanish: cianato m

Etymology 2

From cyan(ide) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

cyanate (third-person singular simple present cyanates, present participle cyanating, simple past and past participle cyanated)

1. (chemistry) To treat or react with cyanide.