Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| acetate | an ester of acetic acid; a short form of acetate rayon an artificial fibre made from cellulose acetate. |
| acetated | combined with acetic acid. |
| acetyl | the radical of acetic acid. |
| acetylic | relating to acetyl, the ester of acetic acid. |
| alloxan | an oxidation product of uric acid, of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol. |
| anthranilate | a salt or ester of anthranilic acid. |
| antimonate | a salt of any antimonic acid. |
| antimoniate | a salt of any antimonic acid. |
| arsenate | a salt of arsenic acid. |
| arseniate | a salt of arsenic acid. |
| arsenite | a salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base. |
| ascorbate | a salt of ascorbic acid. |
| aspartate | a salt of aspartic acid. |
| aurate | a salt derived from auric acid. |
| azide | a salt or ester derived from hydrazoic acid. |
| basify | to convert into a salifiable base. |
| benzoate | a salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base. |
| bichromate | a salt of dichromic acid. |
| bichromated | relating to a salt of dichromic acid. |
| bisulphate | a salt containing double the proportion of the acid radical present in a sulphate. |
| bisulphite | a salt or ester of sulphurous acid containing the monovalent group. |
| bitartrate | a salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen. |
| borate | a salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical; (verb) to mix with boracic acid. |
| borosilicate | a salt of boric and silicic acids, used in making heat- and chemical-resistant glass. |
| bromate | a salt of bromic acid; (verb) to combine with bromine. |
| bromid | a salt of hydrobromic acid. |
| bromide | a salt of hydrobromic acid; a platitude. |
| butyrate | a salt of butyric acid. |
| caprate | a salt of capric acid. |
| caproate | a salt of caproic acid. |
| caprylate | a salt of caprylic acid. |
| carbamate | a salt or ester of carbamic acid, esp as used as a pesticide. |
| carbamidine | another name for guanidine. |
| carbamino | relating to any of the carbamic acid derivatives formed by reaction of carbon dioxide with an amino acid or a protein. |
| carbaryl | a salt or ester of carbamic acid, esp as used as a pesticide. |
| carbolated | containing carbolic acid. |
| carbonate | a salt of carbonic acid; (verb) to combine or impregnate with carbon dioxide. |
| carbylamine | another name for isocyanide. |
| chinone | a golden-yellow crystalline compound usually prepared by oxidizing aniline. |
| cholate | a salt of cholic acid; as, sodium cholate. |
| citrate | a salt or ester of citric acid. |
| citrated | combined with a citrate, a salt or ester of citric acid. |
| columbate | a salt of columbic acid; a niobate. |
| cyanate | a salt of cyanic acid. |
| cytosine | one of the nitrogen-containing bases forming nucleotides in deoxyribonucleic acid. |
| diacid | having two replaceable hydrogen atoms; (noun) a diacid compound. |
| diacidic | of or like a diacid, divalent. |
| dichromat | a salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base. |
| dichromate | a salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base. |
| diglyceride | an ester formed from glycerol. |
| dithionate | a salt of dithionic acid. |
| dithionite | any salt of dithionous acid. |
| erythorbate | a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| ester | a compound formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water. |
| esterify | to make into an ester. |
| ethanoate | an ester of acetic acid, aka acetate. |
| ethoxide | any of a class of saltlike compounds. |
| ferrate | a salt of ferric acid. |
| ferricyanide | a salt of hydroferricyanic acid. |
| folate | a salt of folic acid. |
| formiate | a salt of formic acid. |
| fumarate | a salt of fumaric acid. |
| gallamine | an ammonium salt used to promote muscle relaxation. |
| gallate | a salt of gallic acid. |
| gluconate | a salt or ester of gluconic acid. |
| glutamate | a salt of glutamic acid. |
| glyceride | an ester of glycerol. |
| glyceridic | like a glyceride, an ester of glycerol. |
| haemin | the red, crystalline salt of haematin with hydrochloric acid. |
| hemin | the red, crystalline salt of haematin with hydrochloric acid. |
| humate | a salt of humic acid. |
| hydnocarpate | any salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid. |
| hydroxybutyrate | as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| hypochlorite | a salt of hypochlorous acid. |
| hyponitrite | a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid. |
| hypophosphate | any salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid. |
| hypophosphite | a salt of hypophosphorous acid. |
| hyposulphite | a salt of hyposulphurous acid. |
| iodate | a salt of iodic acid; (verb) to iodize. |
| iodid | a salt of hydriodic acid. |
| iodide | a salt of hydriodic acid. |
| ioduret | (Obs.) an iodide. |
| isocyanide | a salt or ester of isocyanic* acid. |
| linoleate | a salt of linoleic acid. |
| lithate | (Obs.) a urate, a salt of uric acid. |
| malate | a salt of malic acid. |
| maleate | a salt of malic acid. |
| malonate | a salt of malonic acid. |
| manganate | a salt of manganic acid. |
| margarin | a glyceryl ester of margaric acid. |
| meconate | a salt of meconic acid. |
| metasilicate | a salt of metasilicic acid. |
| methacrylate | a salt or ester of methacrylic acid. |
| methoxide | a saltlike compound of methanol. |
| molybdate | a salt of molybdic acid. |
| monoester | an ester, as of a dibasic acid, that contains only one ester group. |
| monophosphate | an ester of phosphoric acid. |
| mucate | a salt of mucic acid. |
| niobate | a salt of niobic acid. |
| nitrite | a salt of nitrous acid. |
| nonmetal | a nonmetallic element or substance. |
| oleate | a salt of oleic acid. |
| olein | a glycerine ester of oleic acid. |
| oleine | a glycerine ester of oleic acid. |
| orthoborate | a salt of orthoboric acid. |
| orthophosphate | a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid. |
| orthosilicate | a salt of orthosilicic acid. |
| osmate | a salt of osmic acid. |
| osmiate | a salt of osmic acid. |
| oxalacetate | a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid. |
| oxalate | a salt of oxalic acid; (verb) to treat with an oxalate. |
| oxaloacetate | a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid. |
| oxysalt | a salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate. |
| palmitate | a salt of palmitic acid. |
| pantothenate | a salt or ester of pantothenic acid. |
| pectate | a salt of pectic acid. |
| perborate | a salt that is a compound of a borate with perchloric acid. |
| perchlorate | a salt or ester of perchloric acid. |
| periodate | a salt of periodic acid. |
| periodid | an iodid, a salt of hydriodic acid. |
| periodide | an iodid, a salt of hydriodic acid. |
| permanganate | a salt of permanganic acid. |
| persalt | a term formerly given to the salts supposed to be formed respectively by neutralizing acids with certain peroxides. |
| phenate | a compound of phenol analogous to a salt. |
| phenetole | the ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid. |
| phenolate | a compound of phenol analogous to a salt; (verb) to subject to the action of a phenolate. |
| phenoxide | a salt of a phenol, esp in its capacity as a weak acid. |
| phenylmethyl | an ester of benzene, aka benzyl. |
| phosphite | a salt of phosphorous acid. |
| phthalate | a salt of phthalic acid. |
| picrate | a chemical salt. |
| picrated | made into a picrate, a chemical salt. |
| platinocyanide | a fluorescent complex salt formed by the union of a compound of platinum and cyanide with another cyanide. |
| plumbate | a salt of plumbic acid. |
| plumbite | a salt of the weak acid lead hydroxide. |
| polycarboxylate | a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |
| propionate | a salt of propionic acid. |
| prussiate | a salt of prussic acid; a cyanide. |
| pyrogallate | any salt or ester of pyrogallol. |
| pyrophosphate | a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |
| pyrosulphate | a salt of sulphur. |
| pyrotartrate | a salt of tartaric acid. |
| pyruvate | a salt or ester of pyruvic acid. |
| quinonoid | like a quinone. |
| racemate | a salt of racemic acid. |
| resinate | a salt of any of the acids occurring in natural resins; (verb) to impregnate with resin. |
| rhodanate | in dyeing, a thiocyanate. |
| rosinate | a salt of any of the acids occurring in natural resins. |
| saccharate | a salt of saccharic acid. |
| saccharated | converted to a salt of saccharic acid. |
| salicylate | a salt of salicylic acid; (verb) to treat with salicylic acid. |
| salifiable | capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt. |
| saline | salt, salty; (noun) a salt; an effervescent laxative powder. |
| salinise | to render saline. |
| sebate | a salt of sebacic acid. |
| selenate | a salt of selenic acid. |
| selenite | a salt of selenious acid. |
| selenitic | pertaining to selenite. |
| sorbate | a salt of sorbic acid. |
| stannate | a salt of stannic acid. |
| stearate | a salt of stearic acid. |
| suberate | a salt of suberic acid. |
| succinate | a salt of succinic acid. |
| sulfate | a salt of sulphuric acid; (verb) to treat with sulphuric acid. |
| sulfite | a salt of sulphurous acid. |
| sulfonate | a salt of sulphonic acid; (verb) to convert into sulphonic acid. |
| sulfonation | the act of sulfonating. |
| sulphate | a salt of sulphuric acid; (verb) to convert into a salt of sulphuric acid. |
| sulphite | a salt of sulphurous acid. |
| sulphonate | a salt of sulphonic acid; (verb) to convert into sulphonic acid. |
| supersalt | an acid salt. |
| tannate | a salt of tannic acid. |
| tantalate | a salt of tantalic acid. |
| tartrate | a salt of tartaric acid. |
| tartrated | being in the form of a tartrate, a salt of tartaric acid. |
| tellurate | a salt of telluric acid. |
| tellurite | a salt of tellurous acid. |
| terephthalate | a salt or ester of terephthalic acid. |
| tetracaine | a crystalline basic ester. |
| thiocyanate | a salt of thiocyanic acid. |
| thiosulfate | any salt of thiosulphuric acid. |
| thiosulphate | any salt of thiosulphuric acid. |
| titanate | a salt of titanic acid. |
| toluate | a salt of any one of the toluic acids. |
| tribasic | capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent. |
| triphosphate | a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups. |
| trithionate | a salt of trithionic acid. |
| trona | (Swedish) a native hydrated double salt of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, aka urao, occurring esp as an evaporite. |
| tropaeolin | any of a group of dyes of complex structure. |
| tungstate | a salt of tungstic acid. |
| uranin | an alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, used as a dye. |
| urao | (Spanish) a native hydrated double salt of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, aka trona, occurring esp as an evaporite. |
| urate | a salt of uric acid, found in eg bird droppings. |
| uratic | of or containing urates; as, uratic calculi. |
| valerate | a salt of valeric acid. |
| valproate | a salt of valproic acid. |
| vanadate | a salt of vanadic acid. |
| vanadiate | a salt of vanadic acid. |
| vitriolate | to convert into, or change to, a vitriol. |
| xanthate | a salt of xanthic acid. |
| xanthation | the formation of a xanthate, a salt of xanthic acid. |
| xanthin | a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs. |
| zincate | a salt of zinc. |