In chemistry, germanate is a compound containing an oxyanion of germanium. In the naming of inorganic compounds it is a suffix that indicates a polyatomic anion with a central germanium atom,[1] for example potassium hexafluorogermanate, K2GeF6.[2]
- ^ Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry IUPAC Recommendations 2005 – Full text (PDF)
- ^ Egon Wiberg, Arnold Frederick Holleman (2001) Inorganic Chemistry, Elsevier ISBN 0123526515