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zincate

zincate

9.8
A substance made of zinc and oxygen, often as a salt
  • noun
  • /ˈzɪŋkeɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • When exposed to air, the zincate solution formed a white precipitate.

Examples

  • The scientist tested the zincate in order to determine its chemical properties.

  • Zincate doesn't rinse off.

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  • The engineers used zincate to enhance the corrosion resistance of the metal.

Surface Forms

zincate singular
zincates plural

Morphology

zincate = zinc (semi-transparent) = zinc + ate

The word is built regularly from the metal name 'zinc' plus the chemical suffix '-ate', but the exact ionic or salt meaning is specialized chemistry vocabulary.

Etymology

Zincate comes from zinc (the metal) and the ending -ate, which in chemistry often means 'a salt or ion', as in carbonate or sulfate. So a zincate is a chemical that contains zinc, usually as a zinc salt or ion.