phosphate
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feɪt 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any salt or ester of any phosphoric acid, esp a salt of orthophosphoric acid |
| 2. | (often plural) any of several chemical fertilizers containing phosphorous compounds |
| [C18: from French phosphat; see | |
| phosphatic | |
| —adj | |
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Phosphate
is always a great word to know.
So is saccharide. Does it mean:
| organic compound containing a sugar or sugars |
| an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom |
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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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| phosphate (fŏs'fāt') Pronunciation Key
A salt or ester of phosphoric acid, containing the group PO4. Phosphates are important in metabolism and are frequently used in fertilizers. |
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Example sentences
Lithium phosphate or polymer is the best one can get for now.
To make the droplets stable, phosphate is added to the emulsion.
Indeed, iron phosphate batteries are already being sold by more than one battery maker for such applications.
As you age, calcium and phosphate may be reabsorbed back into the body from the bones, which makes the bone tissue weaker.
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