单词 | phosphorite |
释义 | phosphorite[ fos-fuh-rahyt ] / ˈfɒs fəˌraɪt / nouna sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers. Origin of phosphoriteFirst recorded in 1790–1800; phosphor- + -ite1 OTHER WORDS FROM phosphoritephos·pho·rit·ic [fos-fuh-rit-ik], /ˌfɒs fəˈrɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby phosphoritephosphoriboisomerase, phosphoric, phosphoric acid, phosphoric anhydride, phosphorism, phosphorite, phosphorize, phosphoro-, phosphorolysis, phosphoroscope, phosphorous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phosphorite
British Dictionary definitions for phosphoritephosphorite / (ˈfɒsfəˌraɪt) / nouna fibrous variety of the mineral apatite any of various mineral deposits that consist mainly of calcium phosphate Derived forms of phosphoritephosphoritic (ˌfɒsfəˈrɪtɪk), adjectiveCollins 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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