PHOSPHORITE


Meaning of PHOSPHORITE in English

— phosphoritic /fos'feuh rit"ik/ , adj.

/fos"feuh ruyt'/ , n.

a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.

[ 1790-1800; PHOSPHOR- + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .