1. a salt of tantalic acid containing the anion TaO4³⁻
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The chemist synthesized a sodium tantalate compound in the laboratory.
• Tantalate minerals are rare but can be found in certain pegmatite deposits.
• The crystal structure of lithium tantalate makes it useful in electronic applications.
• Researchers studied the properties of various tantalate salts.
• Potassium tantalate exhibits interesting ferroelectric properties.