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(sul′fāt′)

noun

a salt of sulfuric acid containing the divalent, negative radical SO
an uncharged ester of this acid

Origin: Fr < L sulphur, sulfur + Fr -ate, -ate

transitive verb sulfated, sulfating

to treat with sulfuric acid or a sulfate
to convert into a sulfate
to cause a deposit of lead sulfate to form on (the negative plates of a storage battery)

intransitive verb

to become sulfated

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sulfation noun

See sulfate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A chemical compound containing the bivalent group SO₄.

verb sul·fat·ed, sul·fat·ing, sul·fates

verb, transitive

To treat or react with sulfuric acid or a sulfate.
Electricity To cause lead sulfate to accumulate on (the plates of a lead-acid storage battery).

verb, intransitive

To become sulfated.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from Latin sulfur, sulfur

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