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sulphate [ˈsʌlfeɪt]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of sulphuric acid, such as sodium sulphate, Na₂SO₄, sodium hydrogen sulphate, or diethyl sulphate, (C₂H₅)₂SO₄

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Slang amphetamine sulphate Often shortened to sulph

vb

1. (Chemistry) (tr) to treat with a sulphate or convert into a sulphate

2. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the formation of a layer of lead sulphate on the plates of an accumulator

[from New Latin sulfātum; see sulphur]

sulphation  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sulphate - a salt or ester of sulphuric acid sulfate barium sulfate, barium sulphate, blanc fixe - a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate - a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide magnesium sulfate - a salt of magnesium salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) SLS, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulphate - a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed sodium sulfate, sodium sulphate - a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals white vitriol, zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, zinc vitriol - a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc

Translations

sulphate [ˈsʌlfeɪt] N → sulfato m
copper sulphate → sulfato m de cobre

sulphate [ˈsʌlfeɪt] (British) sulfate (US) n → sulfate m copper sulphate

sulphate, (US) sulfate

n → Sulfat nt, → schwefelsaures Salz

sulphate [ˈsʌlfeɪt] n → solfato
copper sulphate → solfato di rame

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sulphate [ˈsʌlfeɪt] n → solfato
copper sulphate → solfato di rame