vanadate

noun van·a·date \ˈva-nə-ˌdāt\

Definition of VANADATE

: a salt derived from vanadium pentoxide and containing pentavalent vanadium

New Latin vanadium + English ¹-ate

First Known Use: 1835

Medical Dictionary

noun van·a·date \ˈvan-ə-ˌdāt\

: a salt derived from the pentoxide of vanadium and containing pentavalent vanadium

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