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Aluminate vs Acuminate - What's the difference?

aluminate | acuminate |

As a noun aluminate

is a compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid.

As an adjective acuminate is

tapering to a point; pointed.

As a verb acuminate is

to render sharp or keen; to sharpen.

aluminate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid

    • Derived terms

    * barium aluminate * beryllium aluminate * lithium aluminate * lithium hexafluoroaluminate * lithium tetrafluoroaluminate * lithium tetrahydridoaluminate * magnesium aluminate * potassium aluminate * potassium hexachloroaluminate * potassium hexafluoroaluminate * potassium tetrachloroaluminate * potassium tetrafluoroaluminate * silico-aluminate, silicoaluminate * sodium aluminate * sodium hexachloroaluminate * sodium tetrachloroaluminate * zinc aluminate (trans-bottom)

    Related terms

    * alumina

    acuminate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * accuminate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tapering to a point; pointed.
    • acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
  • (botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point at its apex.

    • Verb

    (acuminat)
  • To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
  • * Cowper
    • To acuminate even despair.
  • To end in or come to a sharp point.

    • Derived terms

    * acumination English heteronyms ----