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- noun Plural form of
sulfate . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sulfate .
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Examples
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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.
Jerry Cope: Storm Front: An Interview With the Nation's Foremost Climate Scientist James Hansen 2009
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Gypsum belongs to a group of minerals called the sulfates, and is the most common of the approximately 150 sulfate minerals.
Gypsum 2008
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The sulfates are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic element in combination with the sulfate compound SO4.
Composition of rocks 2007
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The water emerges, they said, imbued with pollutants such as metals and chemicals called sulfates, which can be toxic to the insects and fish in small Appalachian streams.
Sunlight Foundation Transparency Ecosystem Eric Naing 2010
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Gypsum belongs to a group of minerals called the sulfates, and is the most common of the approximately 150 sulfate minerals.
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The other side is sunk in sands rich in minerals known as sulfates, which tell of an era long ago when acidic waters flowed in this region.
NYT > Home Page By KENNETH CHANG 2010
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The water emerges, they said, imbued with pollutants such as metals and chemicals called sulfates, which can be toxic to the insects and fish in small Appalachian streams.
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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.
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The briny wastewater contains dissolved solids such as sulfates and chlorides, metals and other potentially dangerous components.
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When it does, it can be five times saltier than seawater and laden with dissolved solids such as sulfates and chlorides, which conventional sewage and drinking water treatment plants aren't equipped to remove.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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