sulfate

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

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