English word sulfate comes from Latin sulpur
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sulpur | Latin (lat) | |
| sulphatus | Latin (lat) | |
| acidum sulphatum | Latin (lat) | |
| sulphatum | New Latin (la-new) | |
| sulfate | French (fra) | |
| sulfate | English (eng) | (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfuric acid.. (organic chemistry) Any ester of sulfuric acid. (American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.. (of a lead-acid battery) To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate. |