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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
Source: Wiktionary
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