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