sulfoaluminate

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noun

Any of several mineral salts that contain an equimolar mixture of sulfate and silicate; the calcium salt is used as a rapid-setting cement

OriginEnglish aluminate ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
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Meanings

nounsulfoaluminate (plural sulfoaluminates)

plural sulfoaluminates

  1. chemistryAny of several mineral salts that contain an equimolar mixture of sulfate and silicate; the calcium salt is used as a rapid-setting cement

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Englishaluminate
  9. Englishsulfoaluminate

From sulfo- + aluminate.

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Translations

Italian solfoalluminato
  • solfoalluminatoTranslations
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