sulphate
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sulphate
(ˈsʌlfeɪt)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of sulphuric acid, such as sodium sulphate, Na2SO4, sodium hydrogen sulphate, or diethyl sulphate, (C2H5)2SO4
2. (Pharmacology) slang amphetamine sulphate. Often shortened to: sulph
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3. (Chemistry) (tr) to treat with a sulphate or convert into a sulphate
4. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the formation of a layer of lead sulphate on the plates of an accumulator
[C18: from New Latin sulfātum; see sulphur]
sulˈphation n
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sulphate
Past participle: sulphated
Gerund: sulphating
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| Noun | 1. | sulphate - a salt or ester of sulphuric acid copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate - a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide magnesium sulfate - a salt of magnesium salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) SLS, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulphate - a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed sodium sulfate, sodium sulphate - a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals white vitriol, zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, zinc vitriol - a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc |
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Translations
كَبْريتات، سُلْفات
síran
sulfat
szulfát
súlfat
síran
sülfat
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sulphur
(American) sulfur (ˈsalfə) noun a light yellow non-metallic element found in the earth, which burns with a blue flame giving off a choking smell and is used in matches, gunpowder etc.
ˈsulphate (-feit) noun any of several substances containing sulphur, oxygen and some other element.
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