Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 29 compound words that contain phosphates. The most common are listed below. Open phosphates in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- alkyl phosphatesplural of alkyl phosphate: Any ester derived from an aliphatic alcohol and phosphoric acid
- calcium phosphatesplural of calcium phosphate: The calcium salt of phosphoric acid, Ca₃(PO₄)₂, or of several related acids; it is the main mineral of bone
- sugar phosphatesplural of sugar phosphate: Any phosphate ester of a sugar, many of which are used as a source of biochemical energy
- adenosine phosphatesplural of adenosine phosphate: Any phosphorylated adenosine.
- creatine phosphatesplural of creatine phosphate: Phosphocreatine.
- sodium aluminium phosphatesplural of sodium aluminium phosphate: An ionic compound made up of aluminium cations (Al³⁺), sodium cations (Na⁺), and phosphate anions (PO₄³⁻) in the ratio of 1:3:2, respectively. Other ratios are possible and some combinations also …
- triose phosphatesplural of triose phosphate: Any phosphate of a triose, but especially glycerophosphate.
Compound words 29
- triphosphatesplural of triphosphate: Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.
- polyphosphatesplural of polyphosphate: any of a class of inorganic polymers containing linked phosphate groups; the low molecular weight polymers, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, are used in water softening and as food additives
- acylphosphatesplural of acylphosphate: Any acyl formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from phosphoric acid.
- alkylphosphatesplural of alkylphosphate: Any ester derived from an aliphatic alcohol and phosphoric acid
- bisphosphatesplural of bisphosphate: A diphosphate, especially a compound with two phosphate groups attached to a sugar residue
- borophosphatesplural of borophosphate: A chemical compound containing phosphate and borate groups linked together.
- chlorophosphatesplural of chlorophosphate: The anion PO₃Cl²⁻ or any salt containing this anion
- cyclophosphatesplural of cyclophosphate: Any cyclic phosphate ester of a diol
- decaphosphatesplural of decaphosphate: A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].
- dichlorophosphatesplural of dichlorophosphate: The compound, functional group or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: PO₂Cl₂⁻ or -OPOCl₂