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sulfating
Variant of sulfate
noun
- a salt of sulfuric acid containing the divalent, negative radical SO
- an uncharged ester of this acid
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
Related Forms:
- sulfation noun
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