Associations to the word «Xanthate»

Wiktionary

XANTHATE, noun. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of xanthic acid.

Dictionary definition

XANTHATE, noun. A salt or ester of xanthic acid.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats