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sulfamate

sulfamate

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A salt made from sulfamic acid used in labs
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌlfəˌmeɪt/
  • Specialized
: sulfamato
  • The researchers used sulfamate in the chemical reaction to create new compounds.

Examples

  • Likewise, electrodeposited films produced from either nickel sulfate or nickel sulfamate baths perform poorly as diffusion barriers.

    Academic text (1998)

  • At the surface of the film derived from the nickel sulfate solution, the concentration of Cu is already about 30 at.%, and over 40 at.% for the nickel sulfamate solution film.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In the lab, sulfamate is often preferred for its stability in various temperatures.

  • The safety data sheet listed sulfamate as a crucial ingredient for the experiment.

Surface Forms

sulfamate singular
sulfamates plural

Morphology

sulfamate = sulfamic (opaque) = sulfam + ate

Formed by chemical nomenclature (-ate as the salt/anion of an acid) and requires domain knowledge of 'sulfamic acid', so the meaning is not derivable by an average learner from its parts.

Etymology

Sulfamate starts with sulf-, which means 'sulfur' as in sulfate, and ends with -amate, a form that points to 'ammonia' or a nitrogen part. So a sulfamate is a sulfur-containing compound with a nitrogen part, which fits its modern meaning as a salt or ester of sulfamic acid.