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germanate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ger-manate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The oxyanion GeO₄⁴⁻ derived from germanium; any salt containing this ion

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Germānus Latin Germānī Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Germānia ▲ Latin -iusnom. New Latin -ium German Germaniumbor. English germanium English -ate English germanate From germanium + -ate.

Inflected Forms

germanates (plural)

Derived Forms

fluogermanate germanatian

Phrases

bismuth germanate magnesium germanate sodium germanate

Frequently Paired Words

germinate

Questions

What does germanate mean?
The oxyanion GeO₄⁴⁻ derived from germanium; any salt containing this ion
Where does germanate come from?
Etymology tree Latin Germānus Latin Germānī Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Germānia ▲ Latin -iusnom. New Latin -ium German Germaniumbor. English germanium English -ate English germanate From germanium + -ate.

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