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sulfate Definition

sul·fate (sulfāt′)

noun

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

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

transitive verb -·fat′ed, -·fat′·ing

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

intransitive verb

to become sulfated

sulfate Related Forms

sul·fa·tion noun

sulfate Usage Examples

Converse of object

contain: Common vitamin and mineral supplements will contain this as simple sulfates or oxides.

Preposition: in

  • osteoarthritis: Therapeutic activity of oral glucosamine sulfate in osteoarthritis: a placebo controlled double-blind investigation.
  • treatment: A metaanalysis of chondroitin sulfate in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Adjective modifier

  • acid-soluble: For such materials, poor reproducibility of the determination of acid-soluble sulfate is not a problem.
  • oral: Patients were treated with either placebo or oral glucosamine sulfate 500 mg t.i.d. for 4 weeks, with weekly, with weekly clinic visits.
  • low: The specific low molecular weight chondroitin sulfate, exclusive to Cosequin, is the most pure form available on the market.
  • molecular: The specific low molecular weight chondroitin sulfate, exclusive to Cosequin, is the most pure form available on the market.
  • glucosamine: She took glucosamine sulfate but stopped after feeling discomfort in her chest and some headaches.

Modifies a noun

  • aerosol: Bibliographic Information The facile hydrolysis of chlorine nitrate in aqueous sulfate aerosols.
  • content: The procedures are compatible with the existing assessment procedures for sulfate content, and include limiting values for reduced sulfur species.
  • attack: The unique cell structure of Aircrete blocks makes them resistant to frost damage and sulfate attack.
  • class: No field data would appear to have been available for correlation with sulfate classes based on sulfate levels in groundwater.
  • level: No field data would appear to have been available for correlation with sulfate classes based on sulfate levels in groundwater.
  • solution: The magnesium sulfate solution should be saturated throughout the test.

Noun used with modifier

  • chondroitin: Effects of oral chondroitin sulfate on the progression of knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study.
  • lauryl: The compound mentioned in the e-mail below is sodium lauryl sulfate.
  • hydrazine: This fatal complication must be considered in anyone taking or contemplating the use of hydrazine sulfate.
  • glucosamine: Patients were treated with either placebo or oral glucosamine sulfate 500 mg t.i.d. for 4 weeks, with weekly, with weekly clinic visits.
  • dehydroepiandrosterone: Serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in patients with asymptomatic cortisol producing adrenal adenoma: comparison with adrenal Cushing's syndrome and non-functional adrenal tumor.
  • ammonium: Ferric ammonium sulfate I like each of the three images of Potassium phosphate for quite different reasons.

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