phosphate
Any salt or ester of phosphoric acidAny salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
» Algeria wants to increase its phosphate production.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
Phosphat
фосфа́тfosfát
фосфатfosfat
a salt of phosphoric acid
(countable, uncountable)Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
(countable, uncountable)Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
(US, countable, dated, regional, uncountable)A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.
carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
Examples
16 sentencesAlgeria wants to increase its phosphate production.
Alveolar bone has a high mineral content, mainly calcium and phosphate.
Tomatoes like a little phosphate.
deEin bisschen Phosphat tut Tomaten gut. — raggione
Algeria has oil, gas, iron, gold, zinc, phosphates and much more.
Western Sahara has rich phosphate deposits.
Translations
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Origin
From French phosphate. By surface analysis, phosphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).From French phosphate. By surface analysis, phosphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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Forms
plural: phosphates| Singular | phosphate |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a salt of phosphoric acid:orthophosphateinorganic phosphate
Word family
86 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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