Sulphate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sulphate \Sul"phate\, n. [NL. sulphas, sulphatis, fr. L.
     sulphur, sulfur, brimstone, sulphur: cf. F. sulfate.] (Chem.)
     A salt of sulphuric acid.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sulphate
       n : a salt or ester of sulphuric acid [syn: {sulfate}]