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phosphogypsum

phosphogypsum noun: a form of gypsum (calcium sulfate) formed as a by-product in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers.

Noun

phosphogypsum (uncountable)

  1. A form of gypsum (calcium sulfate) formed as a by-product in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers

Origin of phosphogypsum

From phospho- + gypsum.

Questions about phosphogypsum

What does phosphogypsum mean?
Phosphogypsum means a form of gypsum (calcium sulfate) formed as a by-product in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers.
What part of speech is phosphogypsum?
Phosphogypsum is a noun.

Words near phosphogypsum in the dictionary

  1. phosphoglycoproteins
  2. phosphoglycosyl
  3. phosphoglycosylation
  4. phosphoglycosyltransferase
  5. phosphoglycosyltransferases
  6. phosphogypsum
  7. phosphoheptose
  8. phosphohexomutase
  9. phosphohexomutases
  10. phosphohexose
  11. phosphohexoses

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