superphosphate

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noun
Definitions
  • A fertilizer produced by the action of concentrated sulfuric acid on powdered phosphate rock.
  • A phosphate containing the greatest amount of phosphoric acid that can combine with the base.

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Prefix from English phosphate.

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phosphate

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