Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Phosphatic: as, phosphated deposits.
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Examples
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A 2007 study from scientists at Seoul National University in South Korea found that a mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease increased levels of the "phosphated" form of eIF2a in cultured cells, in mice and in human brains.
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Three P sources were applied at the following rates (kg P/ha): single superphosphate 10, 30, 60; and two rock phosphated from Brazil; Patos de Minas (total P, 10.7%): 50, 150, 300; and Arax
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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You see, if the phosphate produces more clover, then more clover can be plowed under on that land; or, if the crops are fed, then more manure can be returned to the phosphated land than to the land not treated with phosphate and not producing so large crops.
The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, 1892
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Only around 25 litres of etch prime is now used, mainly for priming stainless steel, which cannot be iron-phosphated.
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Costa-Mattioli's prize-winning work could be used to develop a memory-enhancing drug, one that mimics or increases amounts of un-phosphated eIF2a.
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The total value of the crops grown on the land not receiving phosphorus during the thirty-six years was $432.43 an acre, while on the phosphated land the crop values amounted to $662.82, an increase of $230.39 from an investment of $29.52, the turnips being figured at $1.40 a ton, barley at 50 cents a bushel, clover hay at $6 a ton, beans at $1.25 a bushel, wheat at 70 cents a bushel, and phosphorus at 12 cents a pound.
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