metallate
English
Alternative forms
- metalate
Etymology
metal + -ate
Noun
metallate (plural metallates)
- (chemistry) Any anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated to one or more oxygen or other atoms, or to small groups; e.g. tungstate, tetrathiomolybdate or ferrocyanide
Derived terms
- cyanometallate
- chlorometallate
- fluorometallate
- halometallate
- oxometallate
- selenometallate
- tellurometallate
- thiometallate