Phosphate

Word PHOSPHATE
Character 9
Hyphenation phos phate
Pronunciations /ˈfɒsfeɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Phosphate"

What do we mean by phosphate?

A salt, ester, or anion of phosphoric acid, derived by removal or replacement of one, two, or especially all three of the hydrogens of phosphoric acid. noun

A fertilizer containing phosphorus compounds. noun

A soda fountain drink made by blending carbonated water with flavored syrup. noun

A salt of phosphoric acid. noun

A name given to various mineral deposits which consist largely of calcium or iron and alumina phosphates, and are used in the manufacture of commercial fertilizers. noun

A salt of phosphoric acid. noun

Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid. noun

A carbonated soft drink sweetened with fruit syrup and with some phosphoric acid. noun

To treat or coat with a phosphate or with phosphoric acid verb

A salt of phosphoric acid noun

Carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid noun

Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.

A carbonated soft drink sweetened with fruit syrup and with some phosphoric acid.

Salt Urban Dictionary

Phosphates were carbonated beverages made-from-scratch by the "soda jerk" using carbonated soda water, flavored syrups and phosphoric acid -- in this case, they are flavored with strawberry syrup. In slang, Strawberry Phosphates refer to strippers; the term is in reference to Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town", in which Mrs. Gibbs references her son George spending all of his money on strawberry phosphates, jokingly thought to be the character Emily's stripper name. Urban Dictionary

A new phosphate compound discovered by three biology undergraduates. Coming from the combination of the salts from the sweat from the scrotum and Phosphorite. It is used to help with fertilization of plants and can help with human fertility when needed. While not approved as of 2023 it is believed to be a good replacement of caffeine for helping with energy. It is currently being tested as replacements for energy drinks. Urban Dictionary

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The word "phosphate" in example sentences

_ "soluble" phosphate_, and such a superphosphate as the above would be described as containing 27.2 per cent of "soluble" phosphate. ❋ Charles Morton Aikman (N/A)

A high concentration of phosphate is also conveniently at hand. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Add 5 ml of an ICE-COLD solution of a-amylase (2 mg/ml in phosphate buffer). ❋ Unknown (2004)

A phosphate is then transferred from ATP to an amino acid in the enzyme, aspartic acid, whereupon the ADP is liberated and the enzyme changes form so that the sodium ions are transported to the outside. ❋ Unknown (1997)

Today, Mosaic announced that it agreed to invest in the Bayovar phosphate rock mine in Peru and enter into a long-term phosphate rock offtake agreement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(and phosphate is not generally found more than fifty feet below the surface), the mine is promptly abandoned. ❋ Unknown (1922)

The loss of phosphate, which is necessary for bone structure and muscle energy, correlates with debility and pain. ❋ MD Julian Seifter (2010)

Osmotics can cause dehydration and the buildup of magnesium and phosphate, which is dangerous for anyone with kidney problems. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the best feature of this regime is to take what seems like a pretty small amount of an over the counter substance called phosphate soda – just 1.5 fluid ounces in a half a glass of clear liquid. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It has been argued that low bone density may be a result of high levels of phosphate, which is found in elevated amounts in sugar-sweetened cola. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In the new lithium-ion phosphate batteries, cobalt oxide is replaced with iron phosphate, which is considered to be a much more stable material. ❋ Peter Zura (2006)

In the commonest form, popularly called bone-phosphate, which is the form in which lime and phosphoric acid are combined in bones, guano, and the ordinary mineral phosphates, the lime and phosphoric acid are combined in the form of what is known as tribasic phosphate of lime, or tricalcic phosphate -- that is to say, for every equivalent of phosphoric acid there are three equivalents of lime. ❋ Charles Morton Aikman (N/A)

In agriculture it is only used -- if we except the phosphate, which is applied not on account of its lime, but its phosphoric acid -- in the form of the carbonate or _mild_ lime as it is commonly called, burnt, caustic, or quick lime, and as gypsum. ❋ Charles Morton Aikman (N/A)

The magnesia having been precipitated as ammonic-magnesic phosphate, which is the usual separation, its weight can be determined volumetrically by the method of titration described under _Phosphates_. ❋ Cornelius Beringer (1886)

These nodules are now known as phosphate rock, and have been described as "incalculable heaps of animal remains thrown or washed together." ❋ Unknown (1875)

Mines owned by Monsanto, Boise-based J.R. Simplot Co., and Agrium Inc. of Canada in the so-called phosphate patch near the Idaho-Wyoming border have captured public attention since selenium pollution began killing hundreds of livestock starting in the 1990s, including 18 cattle last August. ❋ Unknown (2010)

phosphate .. [dried up] [dog shit] ❋ HOWDY HOUSER (2011)

George: Aw, Ma,-- I got [a lot of things] to buy. Mrs. [Gibbs]: [Strawberry] phosphates--that's what you spend it on. "Our Town", Act I ❋ STAGEWEST (2011)

“Honey I think we have to use the [newly] [discovered] Scrotium Phosphate [compound] if we are to have a child because all of our attempts are failing.” ❋ Bishop The Saint (2023)

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