sulphated, ppl. a.
(ˈsʌlfeɪtɪd)
[f. mod.L. sulphātus or F. sulfaté: see sulphur, -ate1 1 c.]
Combined or impregnated with sulphur or sulphuric acid; charged with or containing sulphates.
| 1802 Med. Jrnl. VIII. 551 Sulphated black iron,—or sulphat of black iron. 1805 Saunders Min. Waters 218 Vitriolated or sulphated magnesia. 1896 Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 322 These springs [at Leamington and Cheltenham] may be placed in the group of sulphated waters. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 562/1 The cotton is impregnated with this sulphated-oil solution. |