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phosphate Definition

phos·phate (fäsfāt′)

noun

    1. a salt of phosphoric acid containing the trivalent, negative radical PO
    2. an uncharged ester of this acid
  1. any substance containing phosphates, used as a fertilizer
  2. ☆ a soft drink made with soda water, syrup, and, orig., a few drops of phosphoric acid

Etymology: Fr < (acide) phosphorique < -ate, -ate

phosphate Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bind: Renagel® binds phosphate from food in the digestive tract.
  • remove: The unit will help treat the wastewater produced by 19,000 people every day to an even higher standard by removing the nutrient phosphate.

Adjective modifier

  • dibasic: The cartridges also contain mannitol, glycine and dibasic sodium phosphate.
  • monobasic: Teachers may wish to get technicians rather than students to add the monobasic sodium phosphate ( NaH 2 PO 4 ) to the buffer.
  • inorganic: The values of dissolved inorganic phosphate in January are comparable to those of the Atlantic input signal.
  • super: Add fertilizer 10 days before sowing, 2oz super phosphate, 1oz potash per square yard.
  • terminal: This involves hydrolysis of the terminal phosphate of the ATP.
  • organic: Alternatively, the phosphates can complex with organic matter, forming insoluble organic phosphates.

Modifies a noun

  • binder: Toward the end of dialysis, I tended to just go to these restaurants armed with a handful of phosphate binders.
  • isomerase: Figure 1. Triose phosphate isomerase, illustrating the use of the EyeChem viewer in conjunction with hyperlinks inserted into text based references.
  • ester: The phosphate ester formed in glucose-6-phosphate has a lower D G of hydrolysis.
  • moiety: The phosphate moiety at the catalytic site is slightly disordered.
  • fertilizer: The chemical in question is in fact a toxic waste product of the phosphate fertilizer industry.
  • fertilizer: The starter effect of phosphate fertilizer applied to potted vegetable plants.

Noun used with modifier

  • dicalcium: The SSC also considered the safety of dicalcium phosphate derived from the bones of ruminants.
  • creatine: In the first few seconds of exercise the majority of ATP is produced form creatine phosphate.
  • codeine: Codeine phosphate, with a low affinity for opioid receptors, carries minimal risk of physical dependence.
  • disodium: Disodium phosphate is added to powdered milk to prevent gelation.
  • inositol: The first -strand was shifted by one residue which consequently positioned some of the residues in the putative inositol phosphate binding site incorrectly.
  • triose: This leaves the cycle, and two of these triose phosphate molecules combine to form one glucose molecule using the glycolysis enzymes in reverse.

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