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suff.

1. A derivative of a specified chemical compound or element: aluminate.

2. A salt or ester of a specified acid whose name ends in -ic: acetate.

-ate,

1 suffix meaning 'acted upon or being in a (specified) state': degenerate, enucleate.

2 suffix meaning 'possessing': caudate, longipedate.

3 suffix meaning a 'chemical compound derived from a (specified) source': silicate, opiate.

4 suffix meaning an 'acid compound': oxalate, phosphate.

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