subsulfate

or sub·sul·phate

[ suhb-suhl-feyt ]

/ sʌbˈsʌl feɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a basic salt of sulfuric acid.

Nearby words

substrate, substratosphere, substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume, subsumption, subsurface, subsystem, subtangent

Origin of subsulfate

First recorded in 1795–1805; sub- + sulfate

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