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phosphate

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 13.09.2019

Meanings

fosforhappe sool või ester

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 704911 Last modified 18.09.2014
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Domain inorganic chemistryagrochemicals
  • fosforhapete sool või ester
  • any of numerous chemical compounds related to phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
  • a salt or ester of phosphoric acid, containing PO43− or a related anion or a group such as —OPO(OH)2
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phosphate
Good to know
  • Phosphates were formerly used in detergents, which washed into rivers and lakes, causing water blooms of algae and bacteria (see eutrophication); such use is now generally outlawed or regulated. Phosphates are still used in fertilizers, baking powder, and toothpaste.
phosphate
Phosphate
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Loomakasvatuse terminibaas

ID 479335 Last modified 29.11.2022
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  • fosforhappe sool, mida kasutatakse söödaratsioonides fosforiallikana ja lihatööstuses liha veesidumisvõime tõstmiseks

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