sulphate
/ˈsʌlfeɪt/
noun
- A chemical compound containing the group SO₄, often found in salts, minerals, and industrial products.
- Many shampoos contain sulphate, which creates a rich lather.
- The soil was tested for high levels of sulphate from fertilizer runoff.
- Copper sulphate is used to kill algae in ponds.
verb
- To treat or combine with sulphuric acid or a sulphate, often in an industrial or chemical process.
- They sulphate the solution to create a crystalline product.
- The factory sulphates the ore to extract the metal.
- The chemist sulphated the sample to analyze its composition.