释义 |
xan·thate I. \ˈzanˌthāt\ noun (-s) Etymology: xanth- + -ate : a compound that is a salt or ester of a xanthic acid and that is usually colorless and soluble in the case of the alkali metal salts but yellow and insoluble in the case of the copper salts < sodium xanthate > < potassium butyl xanthate C4H9OCSSK > — compare viscose II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to convert (as alkali cellulose) into a xanthate by reaction with carbon disulfide — compare sulfide |