sulfate
- Noun. (organic chemistry) Any ester of sulfuric acid.
- Noun. (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfuric acid.
- Verb. (transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.
- Verb. (context, of a lead-acid battery) To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate.
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