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phosphate
noun(phos-phate)a salt or ester of a phosphoric acid
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noun(phos-phate)the trivalent anion PO43— derived from phosphoric acid H3PO4
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noun(phos-phate)an organic compound of phosphoric acid in which the acid group is bound to nitrogen or a carboxyl group in a way that permits useful energy to be released (as in metabolism)
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noun(phos-phate)a rock that consists largely of calcium phosphate usually together with other minerals (such as calcium carbonate), is used in making fertilizers, and is a source of phosphorus compounds
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noun(phos-phate)a phosphate of ammonium; especially : diammonium phosphate
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noun(phos-phate)any of various phosphates of calcium: such as
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noun(phos-phate)the phosphate CaH4P2O8 used as a fertilizer and in baking powder
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noun(phos-phate)the phosphate CaHPO4 used in pharmaceutical preparations and animal feeds
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noun(phos-phate)phosphocreatine
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noun(phos-phate)a white crystalline compound (NH4)2HPO4 used especially as a fertilizer and as a fire retardant
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noun(phos-phate)a sodium phosphate Na2HPO4
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noun(phos-phate)an ester C6H13O9P that reacts in the presence of a phosphorylase with aldoses and ketoses to yield disaccharides or with itself in liver and muscle to yield glycogen and phosphoric acid
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noun(phos-phate)a phosphate ester of glucose: such as
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noun(phos-phate)glucose-1-phosphate
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noun(phos-phate)glucose-6-phosphate
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noun(phos-phate)an ester C6H13O9P that is formed from glucose and ATP in the presence of a glucokinase and that is an essential early stage in glucose metabolism