antimonate

noun

an·​ti·​mo·​nate

ˈantə̇məˌnāt,

nə̇t

variants or less commonly antimoniate

ˌ⸗⸗ˈmōnēˌāt,

-ēə̇t

plural -s

: a salt [as potassium antimonate KSb(OH)₆] containing pentavalent antimony and oxygen in the anion

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary antimony + -ate

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