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Definition of selenate

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noun

  1. Any salt or ester of selenic acid.
    “Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous^([sic]) acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−).”
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noun

  1. Any salt or ester of selenic acid.
    “Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous^([sic]) acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−).”

verb

  1. To react with a compound of selenium.

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Etymology

From selenic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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