Definition of "sulfates" []

• Plural form of sulfate. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sulfate. (verb)

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• "Then the cap actually serves as a floor so that although they mandated a 50% reduction in sulfates, that is equivalent to changing a smoker from two pack a day to one pack a day -- you still have a lot of damage."
• "Gypsum belongs to a group of minerals called the sulfates, and is the most common of the approximately 150 sulfate minerals."
• "The sulfates are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic element in combination with the sulfate compound SO4."