Phosphate Definition

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phosphates
noun
phosphates
A salt of phosphoric acid containing the trivalent, negative radical PO4
Webster's New World
An uncharged ester of this acid.
Webster's New World
Any substance containing phosphates, used as a fertilizer.
Webster's New World
A soft drink made with soda water, syrup, and, originally, a few drops of phosphoric acid.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb

To treat or coat with a phosphate or with phosphoric acid.

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Other Word Forms of Phosphate

Noun

Singular:
phosphate
Plural:
phosphates

Origin of Phosphate

  • phosphoric +‎ -ate

    From Wiktionary

  • phosph(o)– –ate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Phosphate Sentence Examples

  • On Christmas Island the phosphate has been quarried to depths of 100 ft.

  • In Lingula the shell is composed of alternate layers of chitin and of phosphate of lime.

  • The phosphate beds contain Eocene fossils derived from the underlying strata and many fragments of Pleistocene vertebrata such as mastodon, elephant, stag, horse, pig, &c. The phosphate occurs as lumps varying greatly in size, scattered through a sand or clay; they often contain phosphatized Eocene fossils (Mollusca, &c.).

  • The acid renders it available as a manure by converting the calcium phosphate, Ca 3 P 2 O 8, that it contains into the soluble monocalcium salt, CaH 4 P 2 O 8, or "superphosphate."

  • Mitscherlich, in the case of the acid phosphate and acid arsenate of potassium, KH 2 P(As)04, who adopted the term isomorphism, and regarded phosphorus and arsenic as isomorphously related elements.

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Words Starting With

PPHPHO

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