arsenate

noun

ar·​se·​nate ˈärs-nət How to pronounce arsenate (audio)
ˈär-sə-,
-ˌnāt
: a salt or ester of an arsenic acid

Examples of arsenate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It gets pushed to such an uncomfortable angle that the arsenate drops out. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2012 Tawfik wanted to know if GFAJ-1's proteins could at least distinguish between phosphate and arsenate, which are very similar. Gregory Mone, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2012 The scientists offered the proteins a mixture of arsenate and phosphorus. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2012 By the way, for more than 60 years PT lumber was infused with chromated copper arsenate (CCA), a suspected--some say, known--carcinogen. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2017 As with Zika today in Brazil, a pesticide was widely blamed: tree spray containing arsenate of lead. Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 29 Aug. 2016

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Word History

Etymology

arsenic acid + -ate entry 1

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of arsenate was in 1800

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Cite this Entry

“Arsenate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arsenate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

arsenate

noun
ar·​se·​nate ˈärs-nət How to pronounce arsenate (audio) -ᵊn-ət How to pronounce arsenate (audio)
-ᵊn-ˌāt
: a salt or ester of an arsenic acid
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