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a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds containing the ester or >C=O group of the compound specified by the initial element: benzoate.

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Origin of -oate

-o(ic) (as in benzoic) + -ate²

Words nearby -oate

oast, oast-house, Oastler, oat, oatcake, -oate, oaten, oater, Oates, oat grass, oath

How to use -oate in a sentence

So they invited Oate up into their city, and showed him their cisterns and granaries.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
During Oate's absence most of the colonists deserted, but they were brought back, with reinforcements.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
Without some such hazardous venture, Wallenstein would be checkmated by Oate.
The Thirty Years' War|Samuel Rawson Gardiner
In 1599 they gave their formal allegiance to Juan de Oate, who six years later again visited their country.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846|Various

Loyola, Oate and Manresa greeted them with delight, and forty-six cities sent petitions for colleges.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell