fɪˈneɪt, ˈfɛneɪt

Definitions

1. verb

to treat or convert into a phenate, especially to convert an acid into its phenate by reaction with phenol

“The chemist decided to phenate the acid to make it more stable.”

2. noun

a salt or ester formed by the reaction of an acid with phenol, especially a salt formed by the reaction of an acid with phenol in aqueous solution

“The compound is a phenate of the acid and phenol.”