tungstate

[ tuhng-steyt ]

/ ˈtʌŋ steɪt /

a salt of any tungstic acid.

Also called wolframate.

Origin of tungstate

First recorded in 1790–1800; tungst(ic acid) + -ate²

Steep common wicks in a concentrated aqueous solution of tungstate of soda, and then dry thoroughly in an oven.

The Ladies Book of Useful Information |Anonymous
It is thus prepared:—Mix together a thick solution of glue with tungstate of soda and hydrochloric acid.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
Of course the tungstate of soda that I soaked the clothes in wouldn't keep them from catching fire if I put the suit in a furnace.

Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater |Vance Barnum
It has them, too, to a certain extent, but by experimenting Joe had found the tungstate of soda best.

Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater |Vance Barnum

A solution of tungstate acidulated with hydrochloric acid becomes intensely blue on the addition of stannous chloride and warming.

A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

tungstate

/ (ˈtʌŋsteɪt) /

a salt of tungstic acid

C20: from tungst ( en) + -ate 1