English > sulfate: 2 senses > noun 1, substance| Meaning | A salt or ester of sulphuric acid. |
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| Synonym | sulphate |
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| Narrower | barium sulphate, barium sulfate, blanc fixe | A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment |
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| copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate | A copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide |
| magnesium sulfate | A salt of magnesium |
| sodium lauryl sulphate, sodium lauryl sulfate, SLS | A caustic detergent useful for removing grease |
| sodium sulphate, sodium sulfate | A solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals |
| zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, white vitriol, zinc vitriol | A colorless water-soluble powder |
| Broader | salt | A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
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| Spanish | sulfate, sulfato, sulfatos |
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| Catalan | sulfat |
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