▪ I. argentate, n. Chem.
(ˈɑːdʒənteɪt)
[f. L. argent-um silver + -ate4.]
A combination of a base with argentic oxide, as in Argentate of Ammonia, or ‘fulminating silver.’
| 1880 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |
▪ II. ˈargentate, a.
[ad. L. argentātus silvered: cf. F. argenté.]
‘Silvery, or shining white with a tinge of gray.’ Gray Bot. Text-Bk. 1880.