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cyanate.

Any salt or ester of cyanic acid.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of cyanic acid.

Where this word comes from

From cyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

verb
  1. To treat or react with cyanide.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English cyan(ide) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cyanate From cyan(ide) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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