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sulfating
Variant of sulfate
sulfate
definition
sul·fate (sul′fāt′)
noun
- a salt of sulfuric acid containing the divalent, negative radical SO
- an uncharged ester of this acid
Etymology: Fr < L sulphur, sulfur + Fr -ate, -ate
transitive verb sulfated -·fat′ed, sulfating -·fat′·ing
- 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 sul·fa′·tion noun
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