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superphosphate

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su·per·phos·phate  (spr-fsft)
n.
1. An acid phosphate.
2. A mixture of gypsum and monobasic calcium phosphate resulting from the action of sulfuric acid on phosphate rock, used as a fertilizer.
superphosphate [ˌsuːpəˈfɒsfeɪt]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a mixture of the diacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid Ca(H2PO4)2 with calcium sulphate and small quantities of other phosphates: used as a fertilizer
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a salt of phosphoric acid formed by incompletely replacing its acidic hydrogen atoms; acid phosphate; hydrogen phosphate
Translations
superphosphate [ˌsuːpəˈfɒsfeɪt] N → superfosfato m
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