sulfate
Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or sulfates.
to convert into a sulfate.
Electricity. to form a deposit of lead-sulfate compound on (the lead electrodes of a storage battery).
to become sulfated.
Origin of sulfate
1Other words from sulfate
- sul·fa·tion, noun
- su·per·sul·fate, noun
Words Nearby sulfate
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How to use sulfate in a sentence
It recently departed a clay-rich environment and is now entering one that is heavier in sulfates, a transition that may reflect a major shift in the Martian climate billions of years ago.
How Mars rovers have evolved in 25 years of exploring the Red Planet | Alexandra Witze | August 5, 2022 | Science NewsAs the cable bacteria pulled electrons from sulfides, converting the noxious chemicals into less-harmful sulfates, the water within the sediment became more acidic, which dissolved some minerals containing iron.
Electrical bacteria may help clean oil spills and curb methane emissions | Nikk Ogasa | July 29, 2022 | Science NewsAfter all, copper sulfate contains only copper, sulfur and oxygen atoms.
Widely used pesticides may threaten Earth’s ozone layer | Katie Grace Carpenter | February 18, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThe environmental advocate told attendees that his samples had revealed concerning levels of boron, calcium and sulfate — all indicators of coal ash.
How a Powerful Company Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater | by Max Blau | January 18, 2022 | ProPublicaThis happened all the time in Mars’ past — it may even be happening now — when magma cooked rocks and released hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, iron, sulfates and other compounds that microbes can use to sustain themselves.
Iceland’s Eruptions Reveal the Hot History of Mars | Robin George Andrews | April 6, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
Magnesium sulfate has been around since 1906 and has since been proven to be a superior medication.
Beyond ‘Downton Abbey’: Preeclampsia Maternal Deaths Continue Today | Eleni Tsigas, Christine Morton | January 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf sulfurous acid is present, it will be oxidized to sulfuric acid and precipitated as barium sulfate by the barium chlorid.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. BruceA white precipitate of barium sulfate will form if sulfuric acid is present.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. BruceAsh a portion of the sample and make the usual qualitative tests for calcium sulfate.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. BruceIt should be filtered when not clear or when crystals of ammonium or potassium sulfate are formed.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. BruceSulfates may be detected by adding barium chlorid to the aqueous solution of the honey and precipitating barium sulfate.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. Bruce
Scientific definitions for sulfate
[ sŭl′fāt′ ]
A salt or ester of sulfuric acid, containing the group SO4.
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