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arsenate

arsenate

2 9.9
A chemical salt that contains arsenic and oxygen, often found in water or soil
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːrsəneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arseniato
  • The soil in the contaminated area contained high levels of arsenate, posing risks to local agriculture.
  • copper arsenate
  • chromated copper arsenate

Examples

  • In the 1950s, when lead arsenate pesticides were used heavily on tobacco farms, arsenic concentrations were recorded as high as 1.4g per cigarette.

    Academic text (2008)

  • All her cells are making arsenate pumps, and her liver is nearly transformed.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Even though the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggested that an effective weevil control measure (calcium arsenate dust) had been developed, many farmers ignored the treatment.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Without that observation, it isn't clear why anyone would even try to prove that arsenate is incorporated in the DNA backbone (or anywhere else).

    Blog text (21)

  • For decades, the widespread measure of choice was to spray lead arsenate as many as nine times a season, but this left a toxic gray residue on the fruit that was costly and difficult to wash away and exposed the public to the possibility of lead poisoning from eating Washington State apples.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Unlike lead arsenate or DDT sprays, mating disruption controls the codling moth without introducing toxic chemicals into the orchard environment.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Researchers found that calcium arsenate can harm aquatic life when it contaminates water sources.

  • Copper arsenate is often used as a wood preservative, although its use has raised health concerns.

Compounds

lead arsenate
  • Archaic
9.9

A poisonous white chemical once used to kill insects on crops

Surface Forms

arsenate singular
arsenates plural

Morphology

arsenate = arsenic (transparent) = arsen + ate

Formed from the element name 'arsenic' plus the chemical suffix '-ate', indicating a salt/anion of arsenic; the meaning follows directly from the base for learners familiar with chemical naming.

Etymology

Arsenate is made from arsenic plus the chemical ending -ate, which means 'salt of an acid', as in sulfate or phosphate. So arsenate is the salt form of arsenic acid, which is why it appears as a contaminant in water and can be used by some bacteria.