noun
- Plural of aluminate; salts or compounds formed by the reaction of aluminum oxide with a base, commonly used in chemistry and industry.
Usage: technical; chemistry
verb
- Third-person singular present tense of aluminate; to treat with or convert into an aluminate.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Sodium aluminates are commonly used in water treatment processes.
- The chemist aluminates the solution to create the desired compound.
- Calcium aluminates form the primary binding phase in cement.
- The laboratory aluminates various metal oxides for experimental purposes.
- Potassium aluminates have applications in the textile and paper industries.