superphosphate

[ soo-per-fos-feyt ]

/ ˌsu pərˈfɒs feɪt /

noun Chemistry.

Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.

Also called triple superphosphate. a mixture prepared with phosphoric acid and containing about 45 percent of soluble phosphates, used as a fertilizer.

Origin of superphosphate

First recorded in 1790–1800; super- + phosphate

Words nearby superphosphate

super PAC, superparasite, superparticle, superpatriot, superphone, superphosphate, superphylum, superphysical, superplastic, superport, superpose

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Example sentences from the Web for superphosphate

For trees, therefore, it would seem desirable to apply the superphosphate before they are planted, and plow it under.
Talks on Manures|Joseph Harris
For manure we sow 2,000 pounds of superphosphate and ground Sitka herring, equal parts of each, to the acre.
The Cauliflower|A. A. Crozier
Superphosphate is an acid manure and best suited for use on soils containing lime.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
Superphosphate makes dark-colored, thick-leaved, stocky (p. 419) plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

They do not seem, however, to have been imported for purposes of superphosphate manufacture till a number of years afterwards.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman

British Dictionary definitions for superphosphate

superphosphate

/ (ˌsuːpəˈfɒsfeɪt) /

noun

a mixture of the diacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid Ca(H 2 PO 4) 2 with calcium sulphate and small quantities of other phosphates: used as a fertilizer

a salt of phosphoric acid formed by incompletely replacing its acidic hydrogen atoms; acid phosphate; hydrogen phosphate

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单词	superphosphate
释义	superphosphate [ soo-per-fos-feyt ] / ˌsu pərˈfɒs feɪt / noun Chemistry. Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer. Also called triple superphosphate. a mixture prepared with phosphoric acid and containing about 45 percent of soluble phosphates, used as a fertilizer. Origin of superphosphate First recorded in 1790–1800; super- + phosphate Words nearby superphosphate super PAC, superparasite, superparticle, superpatriot, superphone, superphosphate, superphylum, superphysical, superplastic, superport, superpose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for superphosphate For trees, therefore, it would seem desirable to apply the superphosphate before they are planted, and plow it under. Talks on Manures\|Joseph Harris For manure we sow 2,000 pounds of superphosphate and ground Sitka herring, equal parts of each, to the acre. The Cauliflower\|A. A. Crozier Superphosphate is an acid manure and best suited for use on soils containing lime. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition\|Sutton and Sons Superphosphate makes dark-colored, thick-leaved, stocky (p. 419) plants. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce\|E. R. Billings. They do not seem, however, to have been imported for purposes of superphosphate manufacture till a number of years afterwards. Manures and the principles of manuring\|Charles Morton Aikman British Dictionary definitions for superphosphate superphosphate / (ˌsuːpəˈfɒsfeɪt) / noun a mixture of the diacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid Ca(H 2 PO 4) 2 with calcium sulphate and small quantities of other phosphates: used as a fertilizer a salt of phosphoric acid formed by incompletely replacing its acidic hydrogen atoms; acid phosphate; hydrogen phosphate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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