persulfate
noun
persulfate is spelled P-E-R-S-U-L-F-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, persulfate means “Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units linked to one or more sulfur atoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of persulfate is persulfates.
How many letters and syllables are in persulfate?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-S-U-L-F-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is persulfate?
Persulfate appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of persulfate
- persulfates plural
- persulphate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does persulfate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units linked to one or more sulfur atoms
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does persulfate come from?
From per- + sulfate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).