Arsenate

/ˈɑrsəneɪt/ noun

Definition

A chemical salt made when arsenic acid reacts with a base, commonly used in pesticides and herbicides.

Etymology

From arsenic + the chemical suffix -ate (indicating a salt formed from an acid). The word became standard in chemistry during the 19th century when systematic nomenclature for chemical compounds developed.

Kelly Says

Lead arsenate was sprayed on apples and other crops for decades before people realized arsenic poisoning was accumulating in the soil—it's a sobering reminder that 'chemical innovation' without understanding consequences can be dangerous.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
arsenate
ar-se-na-te
ARالعربية
أرسمات
ar-se-ma-t
BNবাংলা
অর্সেনেট
ar-se-ne-te
CACatalà
arsenat
ar-se-nat
CSČeština
arsenát
ar-se-nat
DADansk
arsenat
ar-se-nat
DEDeutsch
Arsenat
ar-se-nat
ELΕλληνικά
αργυροαργύρι
ar-gy-ro-ar-gy-ri
ESEspañol
arsenato
ar-sen-a-to
FAفارسی
آرسنات
ar-se-nat
FISuomi
arsenati
ar-se-na-ti
FRFrançais
arsenate
ar-se-na-te
GUGU
અર્સેનેટ
ar-se-ne-t
HAHA
arsenate
ar-se-na-te
HEעברית
ארסניט
ar-se-nit
HIहिन्दी
अर्सेनेट
ar-se-ne-t
HUMagyar
arzenát
ar-ze-na-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
arsenat
ar-se-nat
IGIG
arsenate
ar-se-na-te
ITItaliano
arsenato
ar-se-na-to
JA日本語
アルセナート
ar-u-se-na-to
KKKK
arsenat
ar-se-nat
KMKM
អាស៊ីណេត
a-si-ne-te
KO한국어
아르세네이트
a-r-se-ne-ite
MRMR
अर्सेनेट
ar-se-ne-t
MSBahasa Melayu
arsenat
ar-se-nat
MYမြန်မာ
အားစင်နိတ်
a-r-se-na-nit
NLNederlands
arsenaten
ar-se-na-ten
NONorsk
arsenat
ar-se-nat
PAPA
ਅਰਸੇਨੇਟ
ar-se-ne-te
PLPolski
arsenian
ar-se-ni-an
PTPortuguês
arsenato
ar-sen-a-to
RORomână
arsenat
ar-se-nat
RUРусский
арсенат
ar-se-nat
SVSvenska
arsenat
ar-se-nat
SWKiswahili
arsenate
ar-se-na-te
TAதமிழ்
ஆர்செனேட்டு
a-r-se-ne-e-tu
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్సెనేట్
a-r-se-ne-et
THไทย
แร่ arsenate
rae ar-se-na-te
TLTL
arsenate
ar-se-na-te
TRTürkçe
arsenat
ar-se-nat
UKУкраїнська
арсенат
ar-se-nat
URاردو
آرسنیت
ar-se-nit
VITiếng Việt
arsenat
ar-se-nat
YOYO
arsenate
ar-se-na-te
ZH中文
砷酸盐
shēn suān yán
ZUZU
arsenate
ar-se-na-te

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