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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sul•fate (sul′fāt),USA pronunciation n., v., -fat•ed, -fat•ing. n. - Chemistrya salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
v.t. - Chemistryto combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or sulfates.
- Chemistryto convert into a sulfate.
- Electricityto form a deposit of lead-sulfate compound on (the lead electrodes of a storage battery).
v.i. - Chemistryto become sulfated.
- Neo-Latin sulphātum. See sulfur, -ate2
- 1780–90
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