selenate

See also: Selenate

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

selenate (plural selenates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of selenic acid.
   • 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients‎^[1], volume 7, →DOI:

     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−).

Derived terms

• hydroselenate

Translations

any salt or ester of selenic acid

• Dutch: selenaat n
• French: séléniate (fr) m
• German: Selenat n
• Italian: seleniato (it) m
• Portuguese: selenato m
• Spanish: selenato m

Etymology 2

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

Verb

selenate (third-person singular simple present selenates, present participle selenating, simple past and past participle selenated)

1. (chemistry) To react with a [[compound] of selenium.

Derived terms

• selenation

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