Definitions for "Xanthate"
A salt of xanthic; a xanthogenate.
a salt or ester of xanthic acid
any salt or ester of xanthic acids, organic sulphur-containing acids. Xanthates can adsorb to the activated carbon used to adsorb gold cyanide complexes from solution in gold processing, which fouls the carbon. Xanthates are widely used to concentrate minerals by froth flotation.