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tungstate

[ tuhng-steyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a salt of any tungstic acid.


tungstate

/ ˈtʌŋsteɪt /

noun

  1. a salt of tungstic acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tungstate1

First recorded in 1790–1800; tungst(ic acid) + -ate 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tungstate1

C20: from tungst ( en ) + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

Cover with dilute ammonia, and filter the solution, which contains ammonic tungstate, into an evaporating dish.

A solution of tungstate acidulated with hydrochloric acid becomes intensely blue on the addition of stannous chloride and warming.

It is covered with tungstate of calcium, instead of barium platino-cyanide.

Wolfram, wol′fram, n. a native compound of tungstate of iron and manganese.

The preparation of calcium tungstate for fluorescent screens is very simple.

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