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phosphate

[ fos-feyt ]

noun

  1. Chemistry.
    1. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
    2. 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.


phosphate

/ ˈfɒsfeɪt; fɒsˈfætɪk /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

phosphate

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  1. A salt or ester of phosphoric acid, containing the group PO 4 . Phosphates are important in metabolism and are frequently used in fertilizers.
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Derived Forms

  • phosphatic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·Dzp󲹳ٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phosphate1

First recorded in 1785–95; phosph- + -ate 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phosphate1

C18: from French phosphat; see phosphorus , -ate 1
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For example, they found that when an insulin receptor experiences decreased mobility, it acts less efficiently on IRS1, a molecule to which it usually adds a phosphate group.

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Instead of using silver electrodes, they use electrodes made from iron phosphate, a common electrode material in lithium batteries.

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Twenty-two of the state's 25 phosphate waste piles, several owned by industry powerhouse Mosaic, were in Milton's path.

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All that phosphate reduced N’s ability to bind RNA.

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“But then a kind of revolution happened about 10 years ago, and we found out that they’ve got little traces of water in them trapped in phosphate crystals.”

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