SULFATE

sulfate, sulphate

(noun) a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

sulfate

(verb) convert into a sulfate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sulfate (plural sulfates) (American spelling)

(organic chemistry) Any ester of sulfuric acid.

(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfuric acid.

Verb

sulfate (third-person singular simple present sulfates, present participle sulfating, simple past and past participle sulfated)

(American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.

(of a lead-acid battery) To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate.

Anagrams

• fluates

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