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sulphate
/ ˈsʌlfeɪt /
noun
- any salt or ester of sulphuric acid, such as sodium sulphate, Na 2 SO 4 , sodium hydrogen sulphate, or diethyl sulphate, (C 2 H 5 ) 2 SO 4
- slang.amphetamine sulphate Often shortened tosulph
verb
- tr to treat with a sulphate or convert into a sulphate
- to undergo or cause to undergo the formation of a layer of lead sulphate on the plates of an accumulator
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Derived Forms
- sulˈphation, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sulphate1
C18: from New Latin sulfātum; see sulphur
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Example Sentences
Or maybe he would just send round The Sulphate Strangler to do the dirty for him.
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By far the most important of the conjugate sulphates and representative of the group is potassium indoxyl sulphate.
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Is spring water fit for washing the iodized paper; if it contains either sulphate or bicarbonate of lime or muriate of soda?
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Sulphate of Magnesia can be obtained at a low cost, and has been used as a manure in some instances with very marked success.
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It gave a bluish-black color with impure ferrous sulphate and a dark color with ferric chloride.
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Addition of alcohol caused complete precipitation of potassium sulphate.
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