English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
  2. Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
  3. Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
  4. A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.
verb
  1. To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒsfeɪt/ /ˈfɑsfeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-phosphate.wav

Word forms

phosphate phosphates phosphating phosphated

Etymology

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 French -ate French phosphateder. English phosphate From French phosphate. By surface analysis, phosphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Derived words

acylphosphate adenosine phosphate alkylglycerone phosphate synthase alkyl phosphate aluminophosphate ammonium phosphate aryldialkylphosphatase biphosphate bisphosphate boron phosphate borophosphate cadmium phosphate calcium dihydrogen phosphate calcium phosphate carbamoyl phosphate chalcogenophosphate chlorophosphate creatine phosphate creatinolfosfate cyclophosphate decaphosphate diammonium phosphate dichlorophosphate dichlorothiophosphate difluorodioxophosphate difluorodithiophosphate difluorophosphate difluorothiophosphate dihydrogen phosphate diphosphate disodium hydrogen phosphate disodium phosphate dithiophosphate ecothiopate ferric phosphate ferrous phosphate fluophosphate fluorophosphate fosfestrol fructose 6-phosphate galactosephosphate glucose 6-phosphate glucose-6-phosphate isomerase glycerolphosphate halophosphate hexakisphosphate hexametaphosphate hexaphosphate high energy phosphate hydrogen phosphate hydroxyphosphate hydroxypropyl starch phosphate hypophosphate inorganic phosphate inositol phosphate iron phosphate isopropylphosphate magnesium phosphate metaphosphate metrifonate
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