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SULFATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A salt or ester of sulphuric acidplay

Synonyms:

sulfate; sulphate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sulfate" is a kind of...):

salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sulfate"):

barium sulfate; barium sulphate; blanc fixe (a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment)

copper sulfate; copper sulphate; cupric sulfate; cupric sulphate (a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide)

magnesium sulfate (a salt of magnesium)

SLS; sodium lauryl sulfate; sodium lauryl sulphate (a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed)

sodium sulfate; sodium sulphate (a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals)

white vitriol; zinc sulfate; zinc sulphate; zinc vitriol (a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc)

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they sulfate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it sulfates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: sulfated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: sulfated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: sulfating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert into a sulfateplay

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "sulfate" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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 Context examples: 

Nidogen, a 150-kD sulfated glycoprotein, is a major component of basement membranes and forms a highly stable noncovalent complex with laminin.

(Nidogen, NCI Thesaurus)

GPC3, a heparin sulfate proteoglycan, is frequently upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and mesoderm-derived organs such as the liver, lungs, and kidney.

(Anti-GPC3 Monoclonal Antibody GC33, NCI Thesaurus)

Encoded by human APP Gene (APP Family), Amyloid Beta A4 Protein Precursor is an N-/O-glycosylated sulfated metal ion-binding type I cell surface protein containing a BPTI protease inhibitor domain.

(Amyloid Beta A4 Protein Precursor, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic heparan sulfate mimetic with potential anti-angiogenic and antineoplastic activity.

(Angiogenesis/Heparanase Inhibitor PG545, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of aprosulate, a synthetic sulfated bis(lactobionic acid amide) derivative and heparin analogue with anticoagulant activity.

(Aprosulate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the hydrolysis of cerebroside sulfate.

(Arylsulfatase A, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel sulfate is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes the drugs vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), etoposide, prednisone, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin).

(OEPA, NCI Dictionary)

A sulfated galactosylceramide that is a differentiation marker on the surface of oligodendrocyte precursors in the central nervous system.

(Oligodendrocyte Marker O4, NCI Thesaurus)

The sulfate salt form of paromomycin, a structural derivative of neomycin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic with amebicidal and bactericidal effects against predominantly aerobic gram-negative bacteria.

(Paromomycin Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)




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