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Noun: sulfate  'súl,feyt
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: sulphate)
  1. A salt or ester of sulphuric acid
    "Copper sulfate is commonly used as a fungicide in agriculture";
    - sulphate [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: sulfate  'súl,feyt
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: sulphate)
  1. Convert into a sulfate
    "The chemist sulfated the compound";
    - sulphate [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: sulfating, sulfates, sulfated

Type of: convert, salt

Encyclopedia: Sulfate