Xanthate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xanthate \Xan"thate\, n. [See {Xanthic}.] (Chem.)
     A salt of xanthic; a xanthogenate.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  xanthate
       n : a salt or ester of xanthic acid