platinate

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[ plat-n-eyt ]
/ ˈplæt nˌeɪt /

noun

Chemistry. a salt of platinic acid.

Origin of platinate

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First recorded in 1855–60; platin(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby platinate

platform tennis, platform ticket, plath, plath, sylvia, platina, platinate, plating, platini, platinic, platinic acid, platinic chloride

Definition for platinate (2 of 2)

platinate 2
[ plat-n-eyt ]
/ ˈplæt nˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), plat·i·nat·ed, plat·i·nat·ing.

to platinize.

Origin of platinate

2
First recorded in 1885–90; platin(um) + -ate1

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