phosphate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfɒsfeɪt/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈfɑsfeɪt/

Noun

phosphate (plural phosphates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
2. (US, regional, dated) A carbonated soft drink sweetened with fruit syrup and with some phosphoric acid.

Translations

• French: phosphate
• Italian: fosfato
• Portuguese: fosfato
• Russian: фосфа́т
• Spanish: fosfato

Verb

phosphate (phosphates, present participle phosphating; past and past participle phosphated)

1. To treat or coat with a phosphate#noun|phosphate or with phosphoric acid

Translations

• Italian: fosfatare

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