Dictionary Definition
aluminate n : a compound of alumina and a
metallic oxide
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English
Noun
- A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
Translations
- Italian: alluminato
Derived terms
- barium aluminate
- beryllium aluminate
- lithium aluminate
- lithium hexafluoroaluminate
- lithium tetrafluoroaluminate
- lithium tetrahydridoaluminate
- magnesium aluminate
- potassium aluminate
- potassium hexachloroaluminate
- potassium hexafluoroaluminate
- potassium tetrachloroaluminate
- potassium tetrafluoroaluminate
- silico-aluminate, silicoaluminate
- sodium aluminate
- sodium hexachloroaluminate
- sodium tetrachloroaluminate
- zinc aluminate
Related terms
Extensive Definition
An aluminate is a compound containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive
elements. Usually aluminate refers to AlO2-. Examples include
sodium
aluminate and potassium
aluminate. Aluminate can also refer to the polyatomic ion
AlO33-
Minerals like chrysoberyl are sometimes
called aluminates, although they are often classified as mixed oxides.
As minerals, aluminates are much less common than aluminosilicates, which
occur in bewildering variety.
See :Category:Aluminates
for a list of aluminates.
aluminate in Russian: Алюминаты
aluminate in Finnish: Aluminaatti
aluminate in Italian:
Alluminato