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sulfate

37 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) sulfate (noun)
  2. 2) sulfate (verb)
  3. sulphate
  4. sulfate group (noun)
  5. sulfate of potash
  6. sulfate paper (noun)
  7. sulfate process (noun)
  8. sulfate pulp (noun)
  9. sulfate turpentine (noun)
  10. aluminum sulfate (noun)
  11. ammonium sulfate (noun)
  12. barium sulfate (noun)
  13. blue basic lead sulfate (noun)
  14. cadmium sulfate (noun)
  15. calcium sulfate (noun)
  16. carbyl sulfate (noun)
  17. cobaltous sulfate (noun)
  18. cobalt sulfate (noun)
  19. copper sulfate (noun)
  20. diethyl sulfate (noun)
  21. ethereal sulfate (noun)
  22. ethyl sulfate (noun)
  23. ferric sulfate (noun)
  24. ferrous sulfate (noun)
  25. lead sulfate (noun)
  26. magnesium sulfate (noun)
  27. manganese sulfate (noun)
  28. manganous sulfate (noun)
  29. nickel sulfate (noun)
  30. potassium sulfate (noun)

1sul·fate

noun \ˈsəl-ˌfāt\

Definition of SULFATE

1
: a salt or ester of sulfuric acid
2
: a divalent group or anion SO4 characteristic of sulfuric acid and the sulfates
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Origin of SULFATE

French, from Latin sulfur
First Known Use: 1788

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