zoonate, n.

zoonate
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# † zoonatenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoonate mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoonate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1850s.

### Where does the noun zoonate come from?

Earliest known use

late 1700s

The earliest known use of the noun zoonate is in the late 1700s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoonate is from 1798, in Philosophical Magazine.

zoonate is a borrowing from French.

Etymons: French zoonate.

### Nearby entries

1. zoomorphize, v. 1940–
2. zoomorphizing, n. 1895–
3. zoomorphosed, adj. 1955–
4. zoom shot, n. 1930–
5. zoomy, adj. 1931–
6. zoomythic, adj. 1889–
7. zoon, n. 1851–1905
8. zoon, v. 1880–
9. zoon, int. 1863–
10. -zoon, comb. form
11. zoonate, n.1798–1857
12. zoonerythrin, n. 1882–
13. zoonic, adj. 1798–1853
14. zooning, n. 1885–
15. Zoonist, adj. 1890–97
16. zoonite, n. 1838–
17. zoonitic, adj. 1860–91
18. zoonomic, adj. 1836–
19. zoonomical, adj. 1800–
20. zoonomist, n. 1800–99
21. zoonomy, n. 1800–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from French.
Etymon: French zoonate.
< French zoonate (C.-L. Berthollet 1798, in Jrnl. de phys., de chim., d'hist. nat. et des arts vol. 3 385) < ancient Greek ζῷον animal (see zoon n.) + French ‑ate ‑ate suffix4.

Compare zoonic acid n. at zoonic adj. 1.

## Meaning & use

Chemistry. Obsolete.

1. 1798–1857
   A salt of a supposed acid (zoonic acid n. at zoonic adj. 1) obtained by Berthollet from animal substances.
   The acid was later shown to be impure acetic acid.
   1. 1798

      > What remains is zoonate of lime.

      Philosophical Magazine vol. 1 68 (heading)
   2. 1804

      > The liquid..contains carbonate and zoonate of ammonia.

      W. Nicholson, translation of A.-F. de Fourcroy, General System of Chemical Knowledge vol. X. 28
   3. 1857

      > Hair yields, on distillation,..another salt of an ammoniacal base, combined with a peculiar animal acid, which Berthollet has named zoonate of ammonia.

      J. M. Wilson, Rural Cyclopedia (new edition) vol. II. 579/2
   organic chemistry
   1. zoonate 1798–1857
      A salt of a supposed acid (zoonic acid n. at zoonic, adj. 1) obtained by Berthollet from animal substances.
   2. hydrochloride 1823–
      A compound formed by the combination of hydrochloric acid with an organic radical (formerly, also, with an element).
   3. isethionates 1838–
      In isethionic acid, a monobasic acid, C2H6SO4, formed together with sulfuric acid, by boiling ethionic acid with water. Its salts are iˈsethionates n.
   4. citraconate 1840–
      A salt or ester, or the anion, of citraconic acid.
   5. adipate 1841–
      A salt or ester, or the anion, of adipic acid.
   6. anthranilate 1841–
      A salt or ester, or the anion, of anthranilic acid.
   7. stearate 1841–
      A salt or ester of stearic acid.
   8. itaconic acid 1842–
      Of, pertaining to, or derived from aconitin. itaconic acid, C5H6O4, an acid isomeric with citraconic and mesaconic acids, obtained in the dry…
   9. salicylate 1842–
      A salt or ester, or the anion (o-C6H4(OH)COO⁻), of salicylic acid.
   10. oenanthate 1845–
       A salt or ester of oenanthic acid.
   11. ammelide 1846–
       A white powder, C6N9H9O3, or 3 CyH2N.CyHO, produced by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid on melam, melanine, or ammeline; regarded as acid…
   12. pelargonate 1848–
       = nonanoate, n.
   13. pelargyl 1851–66
       The radical CH3(CH2)7CO—; nonanoyl.
   14. melanuric acid 1852–
       An organic compound obtained as a white chalky powder when urea is heated, originally compared to ammelide, C3H4N4O2, and later identified with it.
   15. methylate 1852–
       = methoxide, n.
   16. opianyl 1852–77
       A radical derived from opianic acid. Also: = meconine, n.
   17. abietate 1853–
       A salt or ester of abietic acid.
   18. maleate 1853–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of maleic acid.
   19. fulminuric 1856–85
       Of or relating to fulminuric acid. Obsolete.
   20. glyoxylate 1856–
       A salt or ester of glyoxylic acid.
   21. urethane 1856–
       Any ester of carbamic acid; (by extension) any compound which includes the group NH·CO·O in the molecule.
   22. indican 1859–
       a. The natural glucoside (C26H31NO17) formed in plants which yield indigo, by the decomposition of which indigo-blue is produced; it forms a…
   23. oxalyl 1859–
       The divalent radical —(CO)2— derived from oxalic acid. Usually attributive.
   24. malonate 1862–
       An ester or salt, or the anion, of malonic acid.
   25. methacrylate 1865–
       A salt or ester of methacrylic acid, esp. any of its esters used in making resins by polymerization. Also: a resin or plastic composed of such…
   26. amylate 1866–
       A salt of the radical amyl, in which amyl takes the place of the oxygenated group in a metallic salt; as potassium amylate C5H11.O.K, compared with…
   27. acetoacetate 1873–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of acetoacetic acid.
   28. ethyl acetoacetate 1873–
       The ethyl ester of acetoacetic acid, a liquid with a fruity odour, used as an intermediate in synthetic and manufacturing processes and in…
   29. isobutyrate 1873–
       Any of the esters of isobutyric acid, several of which are used as flavourings and in perfumery.
   30. glutamate 1876–
       A salt or ester of glutamic acid; esp. the monosodium salt, widely used to flavour food.
   31. hydrobromide 1877–
       A compound formed by the combination of hydrobromic acid with an organic radical.
   32. nicotinate 1879–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of nicotinic acid.
   33. ethyl iodoacetate 1880–
       A toxic liquid used as an alkylating agent in chemical synthesis and (esp. in the First World War) as a tear gas.
   34. isovalerate 1882–
       A salt or ester of isovaleric acid.
   35. calcium gluconate 1884–
       A salt or ester of gluconic acid; calcium gluconate, an odourless, tasteless, water-soluble, crystalline or granular substance, used therapeutically…
   36. methoxide 1885–
       The anion CH3O⁻; a salt of this anion. Cf. methylate, n.
   37. isophthalate 1886–
       A salt or ester of isophthalic acid.
   38. homogentisate 1891–
       A salt or ester of homogentistic acid.
   39. naphthenate 1899–
       Any of the salts or esters of a naphthenic acid, some of which are used as paint dryers, as fungicides, and in lubricants.
   40. peracetate 1901–
       An ester or salt of peracetic acid.
   41. iodoacetate 1902–
       An ester or salt of iodoacetic acid.
   42. glucuronate 1904–
       A salt or ester of glucuronic acid.
   43. hydnocarpate 1905–
       A salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
   44. thiomalate 1905–
       A salt or ester of thiomalic acid.
   45. azide 1907–
       A salt or ester of hydrazoic acid.
   46. phytate 1908–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of phytic acid.
   47. linolenate 1909–
       A salt or ester of linolenic acid.
   48. isocitrate 1925–
       The anion, or an ester or salt, of isocitric acid.
   49. phenylpyruvate 1926–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of phenylpyruvic acid.
   50. monosodium glutamate 1929–
       The sodium salt, COOH(CH2)2CH(NH2)COONa, of glutamic acid, used in foods as a flavour enhancer and (esp. in East Asian cookery) as a condiment…
   51. perester 1933–
       An ester of a peracid.
   52. phosphonate 1934–
       A salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; esp. an organic compound containing the group —PO(OH)2 (in which the hydrogen atoms may be substituted by…
   53. polymethacrylate 1935–
       = polymethyl methacrylate n. at polymethyl, n. 2. Also: a salt or ester of polymethacrylic acid; a polymer of an ester of methacrylic acid.
   54. pantothenate 1938–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of pantothenic acid.
   55. phosphoenolpyruvate 1941–
       The anion CH2=C(OPO(OH)2)COO⁻, or a compound containing this, the conversion of which to pyruvate in glycolysis provides a phosphate group for the…
   56. nylon salt 1945–
       A salt formed by the reaction of hexamethylenediamine (or another diamine) with adipic acid (or another dibasic acid), which can be polymerized to…
   57. pantoate 1945–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of pantoic acid.
   58. penicilloate 1946–
       A salt or ester of a penicilloic acid.
   59. thymidylate 1959–
       The anion derived from thymidylic acid by the loss of a hydrogen atom from the phosphate group.
   60. chorismate 1965–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of chorismic acid.
   61. nonanoate 1965–
       A salt or ester, or the anion, of nonanoic acid.
   62. neuraminate 1970–
       A salt or ester of neuraminic acid.
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Originally published as part of the entry for zoonic, adj.

zoonate, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoonate, n. was last modified in July 2023.