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单词 phosphate
释义 phos·phate
I. \ˈfäˌsfāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from phosphorique phosphoric (in acide phosphorique phosphoric acid) + -ate
1.
 a. : a salt of a phosphoric acid classified often as primary, secondary, or tertiary according to the number of hydrogen atoms replaced in the acid; especially : orthophosphate — called also inorganic phosphate; see calcium phosphate, sodium phosphate
 b. : an ester of a phosphoric acid that often plays an important role in metabolism — called also organic phosphate; compare adenosine diphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, adenylic acid, glucose phosphate, nucleic acid, phosphoglyceric acid
 c. : an organic compound of phosphoric acid in which the acid unit is bound to nitrogen (as in phosphocreatine) or to a carboxyl group (as in acetyl phosphate) in such a manner that useful energy is released on hydrolysis during metabolism — called also organic phosphate
2. : an effervescent drink of carbonated water with a small amount of phosphoric acid or of an acid phosphate of potassium, magnesium, sodium, or calcium or a mixture of them flavored with fruit syrup
 < orange phosphate >
3. : a phosphatic material used for fertilizers — see superphosphate
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to treat with phosphoric acid or a phosphate (as in coating iron)
III. noun
: a trivalent anion PO43- derived from phosphoric acid H3PO4
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