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sulfates

sulfates is the plural of sulfate.

sulfates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sulfate.

Meaning of sulfate

Noun

sulfate (plural sulfates)

  1. Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
    • 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. The springs at Chinshan on the north coast are typical of this type.1982 February 21, “Wulai: Hot springs resort with treasury of culture”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 7, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2
    Synonyms:
    vitriolate

See all 3 meanings of sulfate

Forms of sulfates

alternative formsulphates

Phrases with sulfates

Questions about sulfates

What is sulfates the plural of?
Sulfates is the plural of sulfate.

Words near sulfates in the dictionary

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

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