noun, verb, -fat⋅ed, -fat⋅ing.| 1. | Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid. |
| 2. | to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or sulfates. |
| 3. | to convert into a sulfate. |
| 4. | Electricity. to form a deposit of lead-sulfate compound on (the lead electrodes of a storage battery). |
| 5. | to become sulfated. |
sulfate sul·fate (sŭl'fāt')
n.
A salt or an ester of sulfuric acid.
The bivalent group SO4.
A chemical compound containing such a group.
To treat or react with sulfuric acid or a sulfate.
To become sulfated.
| sulfate (sŭl'fāt') Pronunciation Key
A salt or ester of sulfuric acid, containing the group SO4. |