Plural of phosphate
regular plural
The plural of phosphate is phosphates.
Forms of phosphate
| Singular | phosphate /ˈfɒsfeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | phosphates |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Phosphates in a sentence
- Make sure you don’t use detergents with phosphates or nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, but that information is rarely available on the labels.2009 February 26, Julie Scelfo, “When It Comes to Detergents, What’s the Least Irresponsible Choice?”, in The New York Times
- The minerals include sodium phosphates, carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides, some of which are necessary to the formation of life.2025 January 29, Ashley Strickland, “Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in…. From the entry evaporate
- Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare.2003, Yu Wang et al., “Synthesis and characterization of a new layered gallium phosphate templated by cobalt complex”, in Journal of Solid…. From the entry template
- Group B contained free hydrophobic amino acids such as Phe and Val, conjugated phenylpropanoids, including chlorogenate and procyanidin, and many sugar phosphates.2015 July 14, “Metabolic Profiling of Developing Pear Fruits Reveals Dynamic Variation in Primary and Secondary Metabolites, Including…. From the entry chlorogenate
- Plants producing chemical fertilizer, acid and soda make use of the phosphates from Lienyunkang and the salt from the Huaipei salt works.1964, 任育地 [Jen Yu-ti], 中国地理概述 [A Concise Geography of China], Peking: Foreign Languages Press, page 119. From the entry Lienyunkang
Meaning of phosphate
- noun Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
- noun Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
- noun Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
Questions about the plural of phosphate
- What is the plural of phosphate?
- The plural of phosphate is phosphates.
- Is phosphate countable?
- Phosphate is a countable and uncountable noun.
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