triple-superphosphate

tri·ple-su·per·phos·phate

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noun triple-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 triple-superphosphate Also called triple superphosphate. a mixture prepared with phosphoric acid and containing about 45 percent of soluble phosphates, used as a fertilizer. 1

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800; super- + phosphate

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