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phos⋅phate

  [fos-feyt]
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–noun
1. Chemistry.
a. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
b. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
2. Agriculture. a fertilizing material containing compounds of phosphorus.
3. a carbonated drink of water and fruit syrup containing a little phosphoric acid.
Origin:
1785–95; phosph- + -ate 2
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phos·phate   (fŏs'fāt')   
n.  

  1. A salt or ester of phosphoric acid.

  2. A fertilizer containing phosphorus compounds.

  3. A soda fountain drink made by blending carbonated water with flavored syrup.


[phosph(o)- + -ate2.]
phos·phat'ic (fŏs-fāt'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

phosphate 
1795, from Fr. phosphate (1787), from phosphore (see phosphorous).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: phos·phate
Pronunciation: 'fäs-"fAt
Function: noun
1 a : a salt or ester of a phosphoric acid b : thetrivalent anion PO4−−− derived from phosphoric acid H3PO4
2 : an organic compound of phosphoric acid in which the acidgroup is bound to nitrogen or a carboxyl group in a way that permits useful energy to be released (as in metabolism)
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phosphate phos·phate (fŏs'fāt')
n.
A salt or an ester of phosphoric acid. adj.
Containing the trivalent radical PO4.

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