DISULPHATE

Etymology

Noun

disulphate (plural disulphates)

(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.

(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.

Anagrams

• sulphatide

Source: Wiktionary


Di*sul"phate, n. Etym: [Pref. di- + sulphate.] (Chem.) (a) A salt of disulphuric or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate. (b) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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