phosphate
Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
Other meanings
Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
Synonyms
- inorganic phosphate
A kind of
- salt
Kinds of phosphate
- calcium phosphate
- sodium phosphate
Word history
From French "phosphate".
Where this comes from
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