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- [fos-feyt]
- /ˈfɒs feɪt/
- /ˈfɒs.feɪt/
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- [fos-feyt]
- /ˈfɒs feɪt/
Definitions of phosphate word
- noun phosphate Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate. 1
- noun phosphate Agriculture. a fertilizing material containing compounds of phosphorus. 1
- noun phosphate a carbonated drink of water and fruit syrup containing a little phosphoric acid. 1
- noun phosphate chemical substance 1
- noun phosphate substance for fertilizing 1
- variable noun phosphate A phosphate is a chemical compound that contains phosphorus. Phosphates are often used in fertilizers. 0
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Origin of phosphate
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; phosph- + -ate2
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Parts of speech for Phosphate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phosphate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phosphate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with phosphate
- what is diammonium phosphate?
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- what is sodium phosphate?
- how to use clindamycin phosphate gel?
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- what happens when a phosphate group is removed from atp?
- what is tricalcium phosphate?
- what is the chemical formula for zinc phosphate?
- when a phosphate group is removed from an atp molecule?
- what is the formula for potassium phosphate?
- what is a phosphate?
- what is clindamycin phosphate gel used for?
- which macromolecule has a sugar phosphate backbone?
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