Usually means: Chemical compounds containing phosphate ion.
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  1. phosphates: Merriam-Webster
  2. phosphates: Collins English Dictionary
  3. phosphates: Vocabulary.com
  4. Phosphates, phosphates: Wordnik
  5. phosphates: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. phosphates: Wiktionary
  7. phosphates: Dictionary.com
  8. phosphates: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Phosphates: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Phosphates: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Phosphates: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. phosphates: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. phosphates: Medical dictionary
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  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Phosphates: Glossary of Mining Terms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (phosphate)

noun:  (chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
noun:  (agriculture) Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
noun:  Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
noun:  (US, regional, dated) A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.
verb:  To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.
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