Etymology

sulfoaluminate

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Today it means: Any of several mineral salts that contain an equimolar mixture of sulfate and silicate; the calcium salt is used as a rapid-setting cement Full definition →

English aluminate ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre
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  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Englishaluminate
  9. English todaysulfoaluminate

From sulfo- + aluminate.

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