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phosphate
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phosphate
n.
salt or ester of phosphoric acid; fertilizer containing phosphates
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Phosphate
A phosphate (PO43-) is an inorganic chemical and a salt of phosphoric acid. In organic chemistry, a phosphate, or organophosphate, is an ester of phosphoric acid. Of the various phosphoric acids and phosphates, organic phosphates are important in biochemistry and biogeochemistry (ecology), and inorganic phosphates are mined to obtain phosphorus for use in agriculture and industry. At elevated temperatures in the solid state, phosphates can condense to form pyrophosphates.
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phosphate
Noun
1. a salt of phosphoric acid
(synonym) orthophosphate, inorganic phosphate
(hypernym) salt
(hyponym) calcium phosphate
2. carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
(hypernym) soft drink
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Phosphat (das)
n.
phosphate, salt or ester of phosphoric acid; fertilizer containing phosphates
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phosphate
nm.
phosphate, salt or ester of phosphoric acid; fertilizer containing phosphates
phosphater
v.
phosphorate, combine with phosphate
