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sulphate of iron

sulphate of iron noun: synonym of iron sulphate, particularly iron(II) sulphate.

Noun

sulphate of iron (countable and uncountable, plural sulphates of iron)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of iron sulphate, particularly iron(II) sulphate.
    • In the coal district of Ou-ma-too, a manufacture of sulphate of iron, or green vitriol, is established. A quantity of hepatic iron pyrites, mixed with an equal amount of coal, both being broken into small similar-sized fragments, is accumulated into a pyramidal form, and coated carefully over with...1800, George Newenham Wright et al., China..., page 65
    Synonyms:
    iron sulphate, particularly iron(II) sulphate

Synonyms of sulphate of iron

Forms of sulphate of iron

pluralsulphates of iron
alternative formsulfate of iron

Questions about sulphate of iron

What does sulphate of iron mean?
Sulphate of iron means synonym of iron sulphate, particularly iron(II) sulphate.
What part of speech is sulphate of iron?
Sulphate of iron is a noun.
What is the plural of sulphate of iron?
The plural of sulphate of iron is sulphates of iron.

Words near sulphate of iron in the dictionary

  1. sulphataras
  2. sulphatase
  3. sulphatases
  4. sulphate
  5. sulphate of copper
  6. sulphate of iron
  7. sulphate of magnesia
  8. sulphate of soda
  9. sulphated
  10. sulphates
  11. sulphates of iron

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