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vanadate

American

[van-uh-deyt] / ˈvæn əˌdeɪt /

Also vanadiate

noun

Chemistry.

a salt or ester of a vanadic acid.

vanadate British

/ ˈvænəˌdeɪt /

noun

any salt or ester of a vanadic acid

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Etymology

Origin of vanadate

First recorded in 1830–40; vanad(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

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In one such analysis, Phasecraft researchers found that their new algorithm should require 1 million–fold fewer computational steps than existing VQEs to accurately model strontium vanadate, a promising new battery electrode material.

From Science Magazine • May 30, 2024

Van′adinite, a compound of lead vanadate and lead chloride.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Vanadinite, a lead-vanadate, and descloizite, a vanadate of copper or lead, are found in the oxide zones of a number of lead and copper deposits in the southwestern United States and Mexico.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

Psittacinite is a vanadate of lead and copper, which occurs associated with gold, lead, and copper minerals at several mines in Silver Star district, Montana.

From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various

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