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sulfate
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sulfate /sul·fate/ (sul´fāt) a salt of sulfuric acid.
sul·fate (slft)
n.
1. A salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
2. The bivalent group SO4.
3. A chemical compound containing such a group.
v.
1. To treat or react with sulfuric acid or a sulfate.
2. To become sulfated.
sulfate (SO42-)
[sul′fāt]
an anion of sulfuric acid. A sulfate is usually a combination of a metal with sulfuric acid. Natural sulfate compounds, such as sodium sulfate, calcium sulfate, and potassium sulfate, are plentiful in the body.
sulfate
a salt of sulfuric acid.
sulfate conjugation
an important in vivo mechanism for the detoxication mechanism for phenols and aliphatic alcohols.
high sulfate diets
associated with increased prevalence of polioencephalomalacia in ruminants.


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