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phosphate
[ fos-feyt ]
noun
- Chemistry.
- (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
- a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
- Agriculture. a fertilizing material containing compounds of phosphorus.
- a carbonated drink of water and fruit syrup containing a little phosphoric acid.
phosphate
/ ˈfɒsfeɪt; fɒsˈfætɪk /
noun
- any salt or ester of any phosphoric acid, esp a salt of orthophosphoric acid
- often plural any of several chemical fertilizers containing phosphorous compounds
phosphate
/ ŏ′′ /
- A salt or ester of phosphoric acid, containing the group PO 4 . Phosphates are important in metabolism and are frequently used in fertilizers.
Derived Forms
- phosphatic, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·Dzpٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phosphate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phosphate1
Example Sentences
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.
Instead of using silver electrodes, they use electrodes made from iron phosphate, a common electrode material in lithium batteries.
Twenty-two of the state's 25 phosphate waste piles, several owned by industry powerhouse Mosaic, were in Milton's path.
All that phosphate reduced N’s ability to bind RNA.
“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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