Definitions for alcoholate

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alcoholate al·co·hol·ate

Spelling: [al-kuh-haw-leyt, -ho-; al-kuh-haw-lit, -

IPA: /ˈæl kə hɔˌleɪt, -hɒ-; ˌæl kəˈhɔ lɪt, -ˈhɒl ɪt/

Alcoholate is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 372 anagrams from letters in alcoholate (aacehlloot).

Definitions for alcoholate

noun

1. any of a class of compounds, analogous to hydrates, containing chemically combined alcohol, as chloral alcoholate, C 4 Cl 3 H 7 O 2 .
2. alkoxide.

Origin of alcoholate

First recorded in 1860-65; alcohol + -ate²

Examples for alcoholate

The first, by which liqueurs of the highest class are prepared, is the “distillation” or “alcoholate” process.

The mixture of spirit, water and flavouring matters which distils over is termed the “alcoholate.”