sulfate
noun
a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
sulfates
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pluralof sulfate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Over roughly the next year, the rover will continue traveling through rock layers containing abundant sulfates and carbonates, minerals that provide evidence of ancient drying conditions on Mars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
For nearly two decades, researchers have been puzzled by layered iron sulfates on Mars that show unusual spectral signals.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
The findings indicate that volcanic heat at the Juventae Plateau and geothermal energy beneath Aram Chaos could convert common hydrated sulfates into ferric hydroxysulfate.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
In one chaos terrain that formed within an ancient impact crater, the uppermost layers contain polyhydrated sulfates.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
In general, the sulfur must come in the form of sulfates and the nitrogen in the form of nitrates; although many plants can make use of ammonia for protein-formation.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
