kryptonate

English

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kryptonate (third-person singular simple present kryptonates, present participle kryptonating, simple past and past participle kryptonated)

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

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

kryptonate (plural kryptonates)

(inorganic chemistry) The material formed by such kryptonation.

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