noun
- a salt formed by the reaction of an oxyacid with a base, containing oxygen as part of the anion
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Sodium nitrate is an oxysalt composed of sodium cations and nitrate anions.
- Potassium sulfate is a common oxysalt used in fertilizers.
- The oxysalt calcium carbonate is found naturally in limestone and chalk.
- In the laboratory, students prepared various oxysalts by neutralizing oxyacids with bases.
- Ammonium phosphate is an oxysalt that contains both nitrogen and phosphorus.