sulphate in English
- sulphate⇄noun any salt or ester of sulphuric acid.
Ex. Most sulphates are soluble in water, but such sulphates as barium, strontium, and lead sulphates do not dissolve in water. - sulphate⇄sulphate, noun, verb, -phated,-phating.
- sulphate⇄v.i. to become sulphated.
- sulphate⇄v.t. 1. to combine or treat with sulphuric acid or a sulphate.
2. to change into a sulphate.
3. (Electricity.) to form a scaly deposit of a compound containing lead sulphate on (the plates of a storage battery).