stannate

American  

[stan-eyt] / ˈstæn eɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt of a stannic acid.

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Etymology

Origin of stannate

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

Example Sentences

For example, ferrate is used instead of ironate, plumbate instead leadate, and stannate instead of tinate.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

When fused with potassium hydroxide it forms potassium stannate, acting very much like silicon dioxide: SnO2 + 2KOH = K2SnO3 + H2O.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Another process is to boil the gun-cotton, &c., in a solution of sodium stannate made by adding caustic soda to a solution of stannous chloride, until the precipitate first formed is just re-dissolved.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

In dyeing with this class of colours stannate of soda, acetate of lead or alum may be used as mordants.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

The tin contained in the stannate is deposited on the cotton in the form of stannic oxide, or, more strictly, stannic acid.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin