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noun
Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, dated, regional, uncountable
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verb
To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: soft drink
noun
a salt of phosphoric acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: orthophosphate, inorganic phosphate
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Broader terms: salt
Narrower terms: calcium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium orthophosphate
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Hellenic *phérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusder. French phosphore Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French phosphateder. English phosphate From French phosphate. By surface analysis, phosphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology tree English phosphoric acid Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English phosphate From phosphoric acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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