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Phosphate

PHOS'PHATE

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Noun.
[See Phosphor and Phosphorus.]
1.
A salt formed by a combination of phosphoric acid with a base of earth, alkali or metal.
2.
A mineral found in Estremadura, &c.

Definition 2024


Phosphate

Phosphate

See also: phosphate and phosphaté

German

Noun

Phosphate n

  1. plural of Phosphat

phosphate

phosphate

See also: Phosphate and phosphaté

English

phosphate group 2D structural formula
phosphate ion 3D structural formula

Noun

phosphate (plural phosphates)

  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
  2. (US, regional, dated) A carbonated soft drink sweetened with fruit syrup and with some phosphoric acid.
    • 2002, Michael Raleigh, In the castle of the Flynns, page 180:
      “This man here,” she said, “can make you a cherry Coke or a chocolate Coke or a phosphate — a chocolate phosphate or. “Vanilla phosphate,” the man helped, “cherry phosphate, orange phosphate, lime phosphate, lemon phosphate,
    • 2008, Kathryn Kysar, Riding shotgun: women write about their mothers, page 106:
      You order California burgers for us both, even though I don't eat lettuce or tomato, then you order me a phosphate, cherry, a dreadful fizzy drink you say you always loved. It's bitter, bubbly, unbearable; but, thirsty for your past, force myself to drink it.

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Verb

phosphate (third-person singular simple present phosphates, present participle phosphating, simple past and past participle phosphated)

  1. To treat or coat with a phosphate or with phosphoric acid

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French

Etymology

phosphore + -ate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔs.fat/

Noun

phosphate m (plural phosphates)

  1. phosphate