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Plural of sulfate

regular plural

The plural of sulfate is sulfates.

Forms of sulfate

Singularsulfate /ˈsʌlfeɪt/
Pluralsulfates
Countablecountable

Sulfates in a sentence

  • Another type, also common in the Taipei area has more chlorides than sulfates, and while it is also hot, its flavor is more salty than sour.1982 February 21, “Wulai: Hot springs resort with treasury of culture”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 7, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC...
  • The scientists propose delivering the sulfates with specially designed high-altitude aircraft, balloons or large naval-style guns.2018 November 23, Matthew Robinson, “Dimming the sun: The answer to global warming?”, in CNN
  • The minerals include sodium phosphates, carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides, some of which are necessary to the formation of life.2025 January 29, Ashley Strickland, “Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in…. From the entry evaporate

Meaning of sulfate

  1. noun Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
  2. verb To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.
  3. verb To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate.

Full definition of sulfate

Questions about the plural of sulfate

What is the plural of sulfate?
The plural of sulfate is sulfates.
Is sulfate countable?
Sulfate is a countable noun.

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