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

Derived forms: sulphated, sulphates, sulphating

Type of: convert, salt

Encyclopedia: Sulphate