Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: gal-late
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any oxoanion of gallium.

noun

Any salt or ester of gallic acid.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gelH-? Proto-Celtic *galnatibor. Latin Gallus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Gallia Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English gall(ium) English -ate English gallate From gall(ium) + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

gallates (plural)

Derived Forms

metagallate monogallate thiogallate

Phrases

octyl gallate

Questions

What does gallate mean?: Any oxoanion of gallium.
Where does gallate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gelH-? Proto-Celtic *galnatibor. Latin Gallus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Gallia Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English gall(ium) English -ate English gallate From gall(ium) + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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