PHOSPHATE


Meaning of PHOSPHATE in English

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■ noun Chemistry a salt or ester of phosphoric acid, typically containing the anion PO 4 3- or the group ‒OPO(OH) 2 .

Derivatives

phosphatic adjective

Origin

C18: from Fr., from phosphore 'phosphorus'.

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