phosphate
pronunciation
How to pronounce phosphate in British English:
UK [ˈfɒsfeɪt]
How to pronounce phosphate in American English:
US [ˈfɑːsfeɪt]
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- Noun:
- a salt of phosphoric acid
- carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
Word Origin
- phosphate (n.)
- a salt of phosphoric acid, 1795, from French phosphate (1787), from phosphore (see phosphorus) + -ate (3).
Example
- 1. Strikes have paralysed the privatised potash and phosphate mines .
- 2. For morocco laayoune is a hub for fishing and phosphate mining .
- 3. He is negotiating with belaruskali , the world 's third-largest potash producer , and phosagro , russia 's largest phosphate fertiliser producer .
- 4. The system consists of cobalt metal , phosphate and an electrode that are placed in water .
- 5. They dissolved cobalt and phosphate in water and then zapped it with electricity through an electrode .