sulfate meaning

Noun: sulfate  súlfeyt
Usage: N. Amer (=sulphate)

1. A salt or ester of sulphuric acid
   - sulphate [Brit, Cdn]

Verb: sulfate  súlfeyt
Usage: N. Amer (=sulphate)

1. Convert into a sulfate
   - sulphate [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: sulfated, sulfates, sulfating

Type of: convert, salt

Encyclopedia: Sulfate

[Medicine]
or chiefly Brit sul·phate n
1 : a salt or ester of sulfuric acid
2 : a bivalent group or anion SO₄ characteristic of sulfuric acid and the sulfates
²sulfate
or chiefly Brit sulphate vt sul·fat·ed or chiefly Brit sul·phat·ed; sul·fat·ing or chiefly Brit sul·phat·ing : to treat or combine with sulfuric acid or a sulfate

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1. the barium sulfate must be a lump-free powder.
2.  and sulfates are known to corrode metals.
3. the use of calcium sulfate requires an greater capital investment.
4. iron or steel placed in copper sulfate also receives a loose immersion deposit.
5. the use of sulfates and carbon dioxide requires strictly anaerobic conditions.