English Explanatory Dictionary

superphosphate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fertilizer produced by the action of concentrated sulfuric acid on powdered phosphate rock.
  2. A phosphate containing the greatest amount of phosphoric acid that can combine with the base.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superphosphate.wav

Word forms

superphosphate superphosphates

Etymology

From super- + phosphate.

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