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Phosphate
Meaning
Noun
●
In Chemistry:
Any
salt
or
ester
of
phosphoric
acid.
●
In Agriculture:
Any
fertiliser
containing
phosphate
compounds.
●
Guano (containing high levels of
phosphates
and
harvested
for the
fertiliser
industry).
●
In American English & Regional English:
A
carbonated
soft drink
containing
phosphoric acid
, often
flavored
with a fruit-based syrup.
Verb
●
To
treat
or
coat
with a
phosphate
or with
phosphoric
acid
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phosphate
English
-ate
English
phosphoric
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