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sul·fate
 sulfate
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- pronunciation:
- suhl
feIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
a chemical compound derived from sulfuric acid.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sulfates, sulfating, sulfated |
| definition 1: |
to add to or fill with sulfuric acid or one or more sulfates.
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| definition 2: |
to change chemically so as to form a sulfate.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become sulfated.
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| derivation: |
sulfation (n.) |
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