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phosphate¹
- /ˈfɒsfeɪt/ UK
- /ˈfɑsfeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From French phosphate. By surface analysis, phosphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
noun phosphates
- Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid. Make sure you don’t use detergents with phosphates or nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, but that information is rarely available on the labels.
- Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
- Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
- A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup. An egg phosphate is a phosphate to which an egg has been added in the proper manner. While an egg phosphate can be flavored with any syrup that makes a good phosphate, still the standard flavor by long usage has com to be orange […]
phosphate²
- /ˈfɒsfeɪt/ UK
- /ˈfɑsfeɪt/ US
verb phosphates · phosphating · phosphated
- To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: orthophosphate, inorganic phosphate, polyphosphate, tris, phosphorus, phosphorous, phosphatic, isopropyl, aldolase, root, fertilizer, buffered, rare, fertilisers, fertilizers, monophosphate
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noun any salt or ester of phosphoric acid
| Español | fosfato |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 燐酸塩 rinsan'en |
| 中文 | 磷酸鹽 /磷酸盐 línsuānyán |
| Kiswahili | fosfeti |
| Português | fosfato |
| Français | phosphate |
| Deutsch | Phosphat |
| Italiano | fosfato |
| Ελληνικά | φωσφορικό άλας fosforikó álas |
| Română | fosfat |
| Русский | фосфа́т fosfát |
verb to treat or coat with phosphate
| Español | fosfatar |
|---|---|
| Français | phosphater |
| Italiano | fosfatare |
| Română | fosfata |
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