Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

platinate

/ˈplatɪnət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plati-nate
IPA: /ˈplatɪnət/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several oxyanions of platinum, or the salts containing these ions.

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English -ate English platinate From platinum + -ate (“derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈplatɪnət/

Inflected Forms

platinates (plural) platinates (present, singular) platinating (participle, present) platinated (participle, past) platinated (past)

Derived Forms

hexafluoroplatinate platination

Questions

How do you pronounce platinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplatɪnət/.
What does platinate mean?: Any of several oxyanions of platinum, or the salts containing these ions.
Where does platinate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English -ate English platinate From platinum + -ate (“derivative”).

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