phosphate

IPA: fˈɑsfeɪt

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
(agriculture) Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
(US, regional, dated) A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.

Examples of "phosphate" in Sentences

A high concentration of phosphate is also conveniently at hand.
Add 5 ml of an ICE-COLD solution of a-amylase (2 mg/ml in phosphate buffer).
(and phosphate is not generally found more than fifty feet below the surface), the mine is promptly abandoned.
The loss of phosphate, which is necessary for bone structure and muscle energy, correlates with debility and pain.
Osmotics can cause dehydration and the buildup of magnesium and phosphate, which is dangerous for anyone with kidney problems.
_ "soluble" phosphate_, and such a superphosphate as the above would be described as containing 27.2 per cent of "soluble" phosphate.
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.
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.