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Definition of phosphate : A salt of phosphoric acid.

Synonyms:

inorganic phosphate, orthophosphate

oxide, chloride, bicarbonate, hydroxide, fulminate, hydrate, disulfide, bisulfate, borax, salt, ethyl, monoxide, chromate, bisulfide, nitrate, sulfide, borate, silicate, tetroxide, ketone, citrate, iodide, benzoate, peroxide, carbide, bromide, chemical, nitride, ether, ammonia, fluoride, lactate, methyl, hydrocarbon, hydride, cyanide, disulfate, dioxide, acetate, chlorate, acetone, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, sulfate, alcohol, carbonate

Usage examples:

• If the phosphate solution is placed on the gelatine in the form of a drop, we obtain circular periodic precipitates. - "The Mechanism of Life", Stéphane Leduc.
• This ash, as is evident from inspection, cannot have belonged toany vegetable substance, for it is almost entirely composed of phosphate of lime. - "Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon", J. Emerson Tennent.
• We then have a sick plant, for we believe that the phosphate of lime is as necessary for the growth of the plant as it seems to be for animal development. - "The American Reformed Cattle Doctor", George Dadd.