a salt of sulfuric acid containing the divalent, negative radical SO4
2.
an uncharged ester of this acid
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsulˌfated or ˈsulˌfating
3.
to treat with sulfuric acid or a sulfate
4.
to convert into a sulfate
5.
to cause a deposit of lead sulfate to form on (the negative plates of a storage battery)
verb intransitive
6.
to become sulfated
Derived forms
sulfation (sulˈfation)
noun
Word origin
Fr < L sulphur, sulfur + Fr -ate, -ate2
Examples of 'sulfate' in a sentence
sulfate
Strychnine sulfate, a carefully sealed black jar---there was her last resort.
Louise Erdrich THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE: A NOVEL (2001)
All related terms of 'sulfate'
zinc sulfate
a colorless, crystalline powder , ZnSO 4 ·7H 2 O, used as an emetic in medicine , as a mordant in dyeing , etc.
barium sulfate
an odorless, tasteless , white powder, BaSO 4 , insoluble in water: it is used as a paint pigment, as a filler for paper, textiles , etc., and as an opaque substance that is ingested to aid in making diagnostic X-rays of the stomach and intestine
calcium sulfate
Calcium sulfate is a white crystalline salt, used as a tablet diluent .
copper sulfate
a blue , crystalline substance, CuSO 4 ·5H 2 O , that effloresces and turns white when heated; blue vitriol : used in making pigments , germicides, batteries , etc.
ferrous sulfate
a green, crystalline compound, FeSO 4 ·7H 2 O, used in dyeing , the making of ink , etc.; copperas
sodium sulfate
a white, crystalline salt, Na 2 SO 4 , used in medicine and in the making of dyes , glass, etc.
aluminum sulfate
a white crystalline salt, Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 , made by treating bauxite or clay with sulfuric acid: it is used in sizing paper, purifying water, fixing dyes , tanning , etc.
ammonium sulfate
an ammonium salt , (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , made chiefly from synthetic ammonia and used in making fertilizers , in treating water, etc.
butacaine sulfate
a colorless, crystalline substance, (C 18 H 30 N 2 O 2 ) 2 ·H 2 SO 4 , used as a local anesthetic, esp. on mucous membranes
magnesium sulfate
Magnesium sulfate is a compound used in solution as a laxative , antiarrhythmic, bronchodilator (= a drug that widens the bronchial tubes), and treatment for eclampsia (= toxic condition that sometimes develops in the last three months of pregnancy ).
potassium sulfate
a white, crystalline solid, K 2 SO 4 , used in fertilizers , medicine , etc.
aluminum ammonium sulfate
a crystalline solid , AlNH 4 (SO 4 ) 2 ⋅12H 2 O, used chiefly as a size in the manufacture of paper; alum
blue vitriol
the fully hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulphate
vinblastine
a cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of lymphomas , derived as an alkaloid from the tropical shrub Madagascar periwinkle ( Vinca rosea )
vincristine
a cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of leukaemia , derived as an alkaloid from the tropical shrub Madagascar periwinkle ( Vinca rosea )