Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An acid phosphate.
- noun A mixture of gypsum and monobasic calcium phosphate resulting from the action of sulfuric acid on phosphate rock, used as a fertilizer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trade-name of superphosphate of lime.
- noun A phosphate containing the greatest amount of phosphoric acid that can combine with the base.
- noun A trade-name for various phosphates, such as bone, bone-black, and phosphorite, which have been treated with sulphuric acid to increase their solubility, and so render them more available in agriculture as fertilizers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An acid phosphate.
- noun (Com. Chem.) a fertilizer obtained by trating bone dust, bone black, or phosphorite with sulphuric acid, whereby the insoluble neutral calcium phosphate, Ca3(PO4)2, is changed to the primary or acid calcium phosphate Ca(H2PO4)2, which is soluble and therefore available for the soil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fertilizer produced by the action ofconcentrated sulfuric acid onpowdered phosphate rock .
Etymologies
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Examples
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_ The term superphosphate is applied to the phosphates that have been treated with sulphuric acid to make the phosphoric acid available.
The First Book of Farming Charles Landon Goodrich
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When this phosphate is acted upon with sulphuric acid, a soluble phosphate is formed, as Liebig first showed, to which the name superphosphate has been given, and which is also known as monobasic phosphate of lime, or monocalcic phosphate.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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“Then we have what we call superphosphate, or acid phosphate of lime, or more properly monocalcic phosphate.
Talks on Manures A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject Joseph Harris 1860
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_ -- Under this name a kind of superphosphate, which is understood to be made by dissolving a native "rock guano," has recently attracted considerable attention, and is used to a large extent.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Thomas Anderson
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The fertilizer called superphosphate contains these in the form of mineral salts.
Chapter 9 1977
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It is soluble in water, and gives to the commercial article known as superphosphate of lime its value.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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The deliberate adulteration of superphosphate, that is, the addition to it of sand or similar worthless materials, I believe to be but little practised.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Thomas Anderson
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Sulphuric acid converts the phosphate rock into superphosphate, which is soluble and available for plant use.
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But the other is what is called superphosphate of lime, which will dissolve in water; so that the roots of the plants can suck it up: and that is one of the richest of manures.
Madam How and Lady Why Charles Kingsley 1847
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The Phosphatic class, such as superphosphate, basic slag, and steamed bone flour.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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