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phenolate

[feen-l-eyt]

noun

  1. Also called phenoxide.a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.

verb (used with object)

phenolated, phenolating 

  1. to treat, impregnate, or disinfect with phenol; carbolize.

phenolate

/ ˈھːəˌɪ /

verb

  1. Also: carbolize.(tr) to treat or disinfect with phenol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name (not in technical usage) for phenoxide

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phenolate1

First recorded in 1880–85; phenol + -ate 2, -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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Potassium phenolate, C6H5OK, crystallizes in fine needles, is very hygroscopic and oxidizes rapidly on exposure.

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Other phenolates may be obtained from potassium phenolate by precipitation.

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