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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Phosphate

/fäs'-fāt/ · Phos·phate · IPA /ˈfɑsfeɪt/
01 n. A salt of phosphoric acid or a compound containing the phosphate radical group -PO4; as, trisodium phosphate (Na3PO4); triethyl phosphate (…
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    A salt of phosphoric acid or a compound containing the phosphate radical group -PO4; as, trisodium phosphate (Na3PO4); triethyl phosphate ((C2H5)3PO4).(Chem.)