SULPHATE

sulfate, sulphate

(noun) a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sulphate (plural sulphates)

(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfate

Verb

sulphate (third-person singular simple present sulphates, present participle sulphating, simple past and past participle sulphated)

(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfate

Source: Wiktionary


Sul"phate, n. Etym: [NL. sulphas, sulphatis, fr. L. sulphur, sulfur, brimstone, sulphur: cf. F. sulfate.] (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of sulphuric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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