sul•fate
Pronunciation: (sul'fāt), [key] — n., v., -fat•ed, -fat•ing.
—n. - a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
—v.t. - to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or sulfates.
- to convert into a sulfate.
- to form a deposit of lead-sulfate compound on (the lead electrodes of a storage battery).
—v.i. - to become sulfated.
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