For example, some scientists have fretted over the world's limited supplies of rock phosphate, which is used in agriculture.
To make the droplets stable, phosphate is added to the emulsion.
It may be light, or a familiar nutrient such as nitrate or phosphate.
They heated it, added oxygen and calcium, then applied more heat and a phosphate solution.
They used acetic acid to dissolve the limestone, which leaves behind a residue of fossils preserved by calcium phosphate minerals.
Even the animals' soft tissues, cast in calcium phosphate, are clearly defined.
The authors state that calcium carbonate-phosphate mixtures are rather sticky.
No doubt, he said, you think you can make good the loss with phosphate rocks.
When a current runs through an electrode, phosphate and cobalt in the water form a thin film on that electrode.
Lithium phosphate or polymer is the best one can get for now.
British Dictionary definitions for phosphate
phosphate
/ˈfɒsfeɪt/
noun
1.
any salt or ester of any phosphoric acid, esp a salt of orthophosphoric acid
2.
(often pl) any of several chemical fertilizers containing phosphorous compounds
Derived Forms
phosphatic (fɒsˈfætɪk) adjective
Word Origin
C18: from French phosphat; see phosphorus,-ate1
Word Origin and History for phosphate
n.
a salt of phosphoric acid, 1795, from French phosphate (1787), from phosphore (see phosphorus) + -ate (3).
phosphate in Medicine
phosphate phos·phate (fŏs'fāt') n. A salt or an ester of phosphoric acid. adj. Containing the trivalent radical PO4.
phosphate in Science
phosphate
(fŏs'fāt') A salt or ester of phosphoric acid, containing the group PO4. Phosphates are important in metabolism and are frequently used in fertilizers.