tantalate
[ tan-tl-eyt ]
/ ˈtæn tlˌeɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a salt of any tantalic acid.
Origin of tantalate
First recorded in 1840–50;
tantal(ic acid) +
-ate2
Words nearby tantalate
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tansy ragwort,
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tant pis,
tanta,
tantalate,
tantalic,
tantalic acid,
tantalite,
tantalize,
tantalizing
British Dictionary definitions for tantalate
tantalate
/ (ˈtæntəˌleɪt) /
noun
any of various salts of tantalic acid formed when the pentoxide of tantalum dissolves in an alkali