sulfate

== English == === Alternative forms === sulphate (Commonwealth, obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʌlfeɪt/ === Etymology 1 === From 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”). ==== Noun ==== sulfate (plural sulfates) (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From the above noun, through -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== sulfate (third-person singular simple present sulfates, present participle sulfating, simple past and past participle sulfated) (American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide. (of a lead-acid battery) To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Anagrams === fluates == French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: sulfatent, sulfates === Verb === sulfate inflection of sulfater: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === sulfate inflection of sulfatar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative