sulphato-comb. form
Chem.
1. before a vowel sometimes sulphat- /ˈsʌlfət/, a prefix in the name of a compound denoting that it contains a sulphate as an ingredient.
sulphato acetic adj.
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1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 571 *Sulphato-acetic Oxide or Anhydride.
sulphatocarbonate n.
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1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. 106 *Sulphato-carbonate of Barytes.
sulphato-chloride n.
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1855 Orr's Circ. Sci., Geol. 553 Connellite, *Sulphato-chloride of Copper.
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sulphaˈtoxide n. (see quot. 1844).
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1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. (ed. 2) Sulphatoxygen. According to the new view of compound radicals, this body is the sulphate radical of sulphate of soda, the oxygen of the soda being referred to the acid; its compounds are termed *sulphatoxides.
sulphaˈtoxygen n. an old name for the radical SO4.
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1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 151/2 A new compound radical, *sulphatoxygen, consisting of 1 part of sulphur with 4 of oxygen.
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