1) Salt 
In chemistry a tungstate is a compound that contains an oxoanion of tungsten or is a mixed oxide containing tungsten. The simplest tungstate ion is WO42−, `orthotungstate`. Many other tungstates belong to a large group of polyatomic ions that are termed polyoxometalates, (`POMs`), and specifically termed isopolyoxometalates as they contain, ...
• (n.) A salt of tungstic acid; a wolframate.
Type: Term Pronunciation: tŭng′stāt Definitions: 1. An anionic form of tungsten.
[n] - a salt of tungstic acid
noun a salt of tungstic acid
a salt of any tungstic acid. Also called