sulfate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsʌlfeɪt/

Noun

sulfate (plural sulfates) (American spelling)

1. (organic chemistry) Any ester of sulfuric acid.
2. (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfuric acid.

Translations

• French: sulfate
• Russian: сульфа́т
• Spanish: sulfato

Translations

• French: sulfate
• Italian: solfato
• Portuguese: sulfato
• Spanish: sulfato

Verb

sulfate (sulfates, present participle sulfating; past and past participle sulfated)

1. (American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.
2. (of a lead-acid battery) To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate.

Translations

• Italian: solfitare
• Spanish: sulfatar

Translations

• Spanish: sulfatar

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