Sulfate
Sulfate
Sulfate (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sulfate
- Wikipedia's article - Sulfate
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a chemical compound that is derived from sulfuric acid. It contains a sulfur atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms in a tetrahedral arrangement. The sulfate ion carries a negative two charge and is a common ion in many chemical reactions.
Etymology
The term "sulfate" comes from the Latin word sulfur, meaning "brimstone", and the Greek suffix -ate, used in chemistry to denote substances derived from acids.
Chemical Properties
Sulfates are salts or esters of sulfuric acid, formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal or a radical as in sodium sulfate, Na2SO4. Sulfates are stable in water and have a strong affinity for water molecules.
Biological Role
In biological systems, sulfates play a crucial role in the detoxification of a wide range of drugs and toxins in the human body. They are also involved in the structure of proteins and lipids.
Related Terms
- Sulfur: A chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16.
- Sulfuric Acid: A strong acid made by oxidizing solutions of sulfur dioxide with air, used in large quantities as an industrial and laboratory reagent.
- Ester: A compound made by replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an alkyl or other organic group.
- Salt: A compound resulting from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sulfate
- Wikipedia's article - Sulfate
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski