† melanaten.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melanic adj., -ate suffix1.
Etymology: < melan- (in melanic adj.) + -ate suffix1. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·lanĕt), a misprint for (me·lănĕt) /ˈmɛlənət/.
Chemistry.
Obsolete.
1840 16 217 Melanate of silver was prepared.
1895 IV. 759/3 Melanate of ammonium is produced by digesting melanic acid with ammonia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).