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ferrate

[ fer-eyt ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a salt of the hypothetical ferric acid, H 2 FeO 4 .


ferrate

/ ˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. a salt containing the divalent ion, FeO 4 2–. Ferrates are derivatives of the hypothetical acid H 2 FeO 4
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ferrate

/ ĕ /

  1. A compound containing ferric oxide and another oxide. Ferrates are stable only in strongly alkaline conditions and impart a purple color to aqueous solutions.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ferrate1

1850–55; < Latin ferr ( um ) iron + -ate 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ferrate1

C19: from Latin ferrum iron
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His mother, Yolanda Caballeros Ferraté, worked as a secretary before raising their children.

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Compared to Ferrate, Levi is a very different kind of writer.

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Now I am the same that you knew fifteen years ago, Conrad Ferrate—to-day, yesterday, and for life, Conrad Ferrate.

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