sulfate

[ suhl-feyt ]

/ ˈsʌl feɪt /

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.

Nearby words

From the New Latin word sulphātum, dating back to 1780–90. See sulfur, -ate²

sul·fa·tion, nounsu·per·sul·fate, noun

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It is, however, practicable to have stock preparation of sulfate of copper and of lime ready for mixing when required.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
The operator under such conditions first adds the sulfate of alumina, then the acid, using litmus paper as his indicator.
Soap-Making Manual|E. G. Thomssen
When sulfate of copper and lime are added in this proportion, the compound is Bordeaux mixture.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
The most readily available nitrogen in commercial form is that which is afforded by nitrate of soda and sulfate of ammonia.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn

It must be remembered that the sulfate of alumina is added only for the fresh lye put into the tank.
Soap-Making Manual|E. G. Thomssen

[ sŭl′fāt′ ]

A salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

The bivalent group SO4.

A chemical compound containing such a group.

To treat or react with sulfuric acid or a sulfate.

To become sulfated.

[ sŭl′fāt′ ]

A salt or ester of sulfuric acid, containing the group SO4.