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Webster 1913 Edition


Sulphate

Sul′phate

,
Noun.
[NL.
sulphas
,
sulphatis
, fr. L.
sulphur
,
sulfur
, brimstone, sulphur: cf. F.
sulfate
.]
(Chem.)
A salt of sulphuric acid.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sulphate

SUL'PHATE

,
Noun.
[from sulphur.] A neutral salt formed by sulphuric acid in combination with any base; as sulphate of lime.