selenate

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English

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Etymology

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From selenic +‎ -ate.

Noun

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selenate (plural selenates)

  1. (chemistry) any salt or ester of selenic acid.
    • 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients[1], volume 7, →DOI:
      Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous[sic] acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−).

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Verb

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selenate (third-person singular simple present selenates, present participle selenating, simple past and past participle selenated)

  1. (chemistry) To react with a compound of selenium
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