noun
- Plural of periodate; salts or esters of periodic acid, used in chemistry and biochemistry.
Usage: technical; chemistry
verb
- Third-person singular present tense of periodate; to treat or oxidize with periodate.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Sodium periodate is commonly used to oxidize carbohydrates in laboratory settings.
- The chemist periodates the sugar solution to break down the carbon-carbon bonds.
- Periodates are valuable reagents in organic synthesis and analytical chemistry.
- The reaction periodates the diol compound, producing the desired aldehyde product.
- Potassium periodate periodates vicinal diols efficiently under mild conditions.