phenylaten.
/ˈfɛnᵻleɪt/, U.S. /ˈfɛnəˌleɪt/ Chemistry. Now rare.
A salt of phenol; = phenoxide n.
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carbolate1835
phenylate1854
phenolate1883
phenoxide1888
amidol1894
1854 Proc. Royal Soc. 7 20 Chloride of cuminyl reacts with violence on phenylate of potash, with formation of cuminate of phenyl, a compound analogous to the benzoate.
1880 Athenæum 27 Nov. 713/1 The authors..have thus prepared aluminic methylate,..phenylate, &c.
1916 Science 25 Aug. 288/1 The products were ethylene gas, sodium phenylate..in 10 per cent., 20 per cent...yields respectively.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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