[1865–70; dithion(ic acid) + -ate2]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: goulash, maverick, racism, tick-tack-toe, valence
Examples of 'dithionate' in a sentence
dithionate
Both dithionate ions are completed by crystallographic inversion symmetry.
William T. A. Harrison, M. John Plater 2017, 'An unexpected oxidation: NaK5Cl2(S2O6)2 revisited', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communicationshttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2056989017000494. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)