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nickelate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nick-e-late
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several anions containing a central nickel atom bonded to oxygen or oxygen-containing groups; any salt containing these anions.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē) Proto-Hellenic *lāwós Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos)bor. Latin Nīcolāusbor. German Nikolaus German Nickelbor. English nickel English -ate English nickelate From nickel + -ate.

Inflected Forms

nickelates (plural)

Derived Forms

cyanonickelate hexacyanonickelate tetracyanonickelate

Questions

What does nickelate mean?
Any of several anions containing a central nickel atom bonded to oxygen or oxygen-containing groups; any salt containing these anions.
Where does nickelate come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē) Proto-Hellenic *lāwós Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos)bor. Latin Nīcolāusbor. German Nikolaus German Nickelbor. English nickel English -ate English nickelate From nickel + -ate.

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