phosphate
About 10.13 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
- noun Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
- noun Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
- noun A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.
- verb To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.
Similar words
orthophosphate inorganic phosphate polyphosphate tris phosphorus phosphorous phosphatic isopropyl aldolase root
Often followed by
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Word family
phosphates
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