sulfate
Any salt or ester of sulfuric acidAny salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
» The salts of sulfuric acid are called sulfates.
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1 sentencesThe salts of sulfuric acid are called sulfates.
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1 sensesAny salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
Sulfat
сульфа́тsulʹfát
a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
Origin
From French sulfate, from New Latin sulphatum, taken from the expression acidum sulphatumFrom French sulfate, from New Latin sulphatum, taken from the expression acidum sulphatum (“sulfuric acid”), from sulphatus, from Latin sulphur (“sulfur”). The term was first used in 1787 by the French chemist L. B. G. De Morveau. Equivalent to sulf(ur) + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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plural: sulfatesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a salt or ester of sulphuric acid:sulphate
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