Chem. [f. URAN-IC + -ATE1 1 c. Cf. F. uranate.] A salt produced by the action of uranic oxide upon a base.
1842. T. Graham, Elem. Chem., 644. The alkaline and earthy uranates.
1863. Watts’ Dict. Chem., V. 947. Uranate of Ammonium…. Uranate of Barium. Ibid., 948. Uranate of Zinc.
1878. C. M. Tidy, Handbk. Mod. Chem., 337. Uranic oxide can act both as base and acid, forming in the latter case the compounds called uranates.
