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arsenate

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːsɪneɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːsn̩eɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːsneɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-nɪt/
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  • General-American: /ˈɑɹsənət/
  • General-American: /ˈɑɹsnət/
  • General-American: /ˈɑɹs(ə)ˌneɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any salt or ester of arsenic acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The anion AsO43−.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a salt or ester of arsenic acid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salt

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhelh3- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhl̥h3enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́hr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic English -ate English arsenate From arsenic + -ate.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: arsenat — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Finnish: arsenaatti — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • French: arséniate — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Galician: arseniato — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • German: Arsenat — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Hungarian: arzenát — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Italian: arseniato — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Japanese: 砒酸塩 (hisan'en) — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Polish: arsenian — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Portuguese: arseniato — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Spanish: arseniato — salt or ester of arsenic acid
  • Swedish: arsenat — salt or ester of arsenic acid