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superphosphate

su·per·phos·phate
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [soo-per-fos-feyt]
    • /ˌsu pərˈfɒs feɪt/
    • /ˌsjuː.pə.ˈfɒ.sfeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-fos-feyt]
    • /ˌsu pərˈfɒs feɪt/

Definitions of superphosphate word

  • noun superphosphate Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer. 1
  • noun superphosphate Also called triple superphosphate. a mixture prepared with phosphoric acid and containing about 45 percent of soluble phosphates, used as a fertilizer. 1
  • noun superphosphate a mixture of the diacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid Ca(H2PO4)2 with calcium sulphate and small quantities of other phosphates: used as a fertilizer 0
  • noun superphosphate a salt of phosphoric acid formed by incompletely replacing its acidic hydrogen atoms; acid phosphate; hydrogen phosphate 0
  • noun superphosphate an acid phosphate, esp. a mixture mainly of monobasic calcium phosphate and gypsum, made by treating bone, phosphate rock, etc. with sulfuric acid and used as fertilizer 0
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Origin of superphosphate

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; super- + phosphate

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superphosphate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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