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desulfate

desulfate verb: to regenerate a lead-acid battery by removing sulfate buildup.

Verb

desulfate (third-person singular simple present desulfates, present participle desulfating, simple past and past participle desulfated)

  1. To regenerate a lead-acid battery by removing sulfate buildup

Forms of desulfate

third-person singular presentdesulfates
present participledesulfating
past participledesulfated
pastdesulfated

Origin of desulfate

From de- + sulfate.

Questions about desulfate

What does desulfate mean?
Desulfate means to regenerate a lead-acid battery by removing sulfate buildup.
What part of speech is desulfate?
Desulfate is a verb.
What is the past tense of desulfate?
The past tense of desulfate is desulfated.

Words near desulfate in the dictionary

  1. desuicided
  2. desuicides
  3. desuiciding
  4. desulfatase
  5. desulfatases
  6. desulfate
  7. desulfated
  8. desulfates
  9. desulfating
  10. desulfation
  11. desulfations

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