-oate


  1. 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

1
-o(ic) (as in benzoic) + -ate2

Words Nearby -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) Guerber
  • During Oate's absence most of the colonists deserted, but they were brought back, with reinforcements.

    The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene Bolton
  • Without some such hazardous venture, Wallenstein would be checkmated by Oate.

    The Thirty Years' War | Samuel Rawson Gardiner
  • In 1599 they gave their formal allegiance to Juan de Oate, who six years later again visited their country.

  • Loyola, Oate and Manresa greeted them with delight, and forty-six cities sent petitions for colleges.

    The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell