-oate
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds containing the ester or >C=O group of the compound specified by the initial element: benzoate.
Origin of -oate
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How to use -oate in a sentence
So they invited Oate up into their city, and showed him their cisterns and granaries.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberDuring Oate's absence most of the colonists deserted, but they were brought back, with reinforcements.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene BoltonWithout some such hazardous venture, Wallenstein would be checkmated by Oate.
The Thirty Years' War | Samuel Rawson GardinerIn 1599 they gave their formal allegiance to Juan de Oate, who six years later again visited their country.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846 | VariousLoyola, Oate and Manresa greeted them with delight, and forty-six cities sent petitions for colleges.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
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