sulfate, sulphate
(noun) a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulfate
(verb) convert into a sulfate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sulfate (plural sulfates) (American spelling)
(organic chemistry) Any ester of sulfuric acid.
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfuric acid.
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.
• fluates
Source: Wiktionary
1 May 2024
(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
