| PHOSPHATE | • phosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid. • phosphate n. (Agriculture) Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds. • phosphate n. Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry). |
| DIPHOSPHATE | • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups. • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate. • DIPHOSPHATE n. a phosphate containing two phosphate groups. |
| NONPHOSPHATE | • nonphosphate n. (Chemistry) A substance that is not a phosphate. • NONPHOSPHATE adj. not phosphate. |
| TRIPHOSPHATE | • triphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups. • triphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of triphosphoric acid. • TRIPHOSPHATE n. a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups. |
| HYPOPHOSPHATE | • hypophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of phosphorus P2O64- derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing… • HYPOPHOSPHATE n. any salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid. |
| METAPHOSPHATE | • metaphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of a metaphosphoric acid. |
| MONOPHOSPHATE | • monophosphate n. (Chemistry) any compound containing a single phosphate unit. • MONOPHOSPHATE n. an ester of phosphoric acid. |
| PYROPHOSPHATE | • pyrophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. • PYROPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |
| ORTHOPHOSPHATE | • orthophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid; an ordinary phosphate. • ORTHOPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid. |
| SUPERPHOSPHATE | • superphosphate n. A fertilizer produced by the action of concentrated sulfuric acid on powdered phosphate rock. • superphosphate n. A phosphate containing the greatest amount of phosphoric acid that can combine with the base. • SUPERPHOSPHATE n. acid phosphate. |
| FLUOROPHOSPHATE | • fluorophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The anion PO3F2- formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a… • fluorophosphate n. (Organic chemistry) The functional group >PO3F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group… • FLUOROPHOSPHATE n. a mineral compound of fluorine and phosphorus. |
| ORGANOPHOSPHATE | • organophosphate n. (Chemistry) Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide. • ORGANOPHOSPHATE n. an organophosphorus compound (as a pesticide). |