sulfate
IPA: sˈʌɫfeɪt
noun
- (organic chemistry) Any ester of sulfuric acid.
- (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfuric acid.
verb
- (American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.
- (of a lead-acid battery) To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate.
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Examples of "sulfate" in Sentences
- Sulfate reduction sulfate as electron acceptor.
- Sodium sulfate is the sodium salt of sulfuric acid.
- Caesium sulfate is the caesium salt of sulfuric acid.
- Copper sulfate was also used in the past as an emetic.
- Hydrazine sulfate is the salt of hydrazine and sulfuric acid.
- Barium sulfate is irritable outside the gastrointestinal tract.
- Upon recharge of the battery, the sulfate returns to the electrolyte.
- Barium sulfate is mainly used in the imaging of the digestive system.
- Alum and sodium aluminum sulfate are leavening agents found in baking powder.
- The sulfate is subsequently removed from the body of aqueous liquid absorbent.
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