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sulfated

sulfated is the simple past and past participle of sulfate.

Meaning of sulfate

Verb

sulfate (third-person singular simple present sulfates, present participle sulfating, simple past and past participle sulfated)

  1. (US, transitive) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.
  2. To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate.

See all 3 meanings of sulfate

Adjective

sulfated (comparative more sulfated, superlative most sulfated)

  1. Treated, or reacted with sulfuric acid or a sulfate.
    • Cat. lluquet 'bundle of dry and sulfated twigs or straw that easily catches fire'2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 51

Forms of sulfated

Verb
alternative formsulphated
Adjective
comparativemore sulfated
superlativemost sulfated

Words formed from sulfated

Questions about sulfated

What does sulfated mean?
Sulfated means treated, or reacted with sulfuric acid or a sulfate.
What is sulfated the simple past and past participle of?
Sulfated is the simple past and past participle of sulfate.
What part of speech is sulfated?
Sulfated is an adjective.

Words near sulfated in the dictionary

  1. sulfate of iron
  2. sulfate of magnesia
  3. sulfate of soda
  4. sulfate process
  5. sulfate turpentine
  6. sulfated
  7. sulfates
  8. sulfates of iron
  9. sulfathalidine
  10. sulfathiazole
  11. sulfathiazoles

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