How to Use phosphate in a Sentence

phosphate

noun
Definition of phosphatenext
  • In the late 1800s, phosphate mining was the main industry in the area near the springs.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 30 May 2021
  • To do that, the child would have to take packets of phosphate three or four times a day.
    — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Still, the team was not sure how Enceladus had gotten such high amounts of phosphates in the first place.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023
  • One of these is the story of the lithium-iron-phosphate battery.
    — Gregory Barber, Wired, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Approval of the study is good news for the phosphate industry, which has a big waste problem.
    — Eric Tegethoff, The New Republic, 18 July 2023
  • On the left, a nickel cobalt manganese battery cell; on the right, a lithium iron phosphate cell.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Aqua denies that the phosphate blend caused lead to leach out of the village’s plumbing into the water.
    — NBC News, 18 June 2021
  • Best of all, though, might be a lithium iron phosphate that gives you the ability to live off the grid for two peaceful weeks.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Now, the main limit to crop growth was phosphorus—and as long as the phosphate mines hummed, that was no limit at all.
    — Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
  • This laundry stick looks like a bar of soap and is free of petroleum, phosphates, parabens, and dyes.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
  • The reservoir is a system of lined ponds connected to the former phosphate mine.
    — USA Today, 5 Apr. 2021
  • In 2021, a leak was discovered at the Piney Point phosphate plant in west Florida.
    — Eric Tegethoff, The New Republic, 18 July 2023
  • There is a new lithium-iron phosphate Standard Pack, that provides a driving range of as much as 270 miles.
    — Dan Carney, Popular Science, 12 June 2024
  • It's built to go the distance with a lithium iron phosphate battery and drop-proof construction.
    — Mike Richard and Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health, 10 June 2022
  • The strands are made of alternating sugar and phosphate groups.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The fountain also serves phosphates as well as milkshakes, malts and sundaes.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The fountain also serves phosphates as well as milkshakes, malts and sundaes.
    — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
  • When plugged into a wall outlet, its lithium iron phosphate battery can reach an 80% charge in less than an hour.
    — Dan Diclerico, goodhousekeeping.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Then there’s the phosphate-free Diva scent of Glamorous Wash, which arrived in my mailbox by surprise.
    — Vogue, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The parathyroid gland helps regulate calcium and phosphate, so these need to be checked.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The bZ3 will be the first time Toyota uses a lithium iron phosphate cathode in its EV batteries.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 25 Oct. 2022
  • This spring, more than 200 million gallons of polluted water from an old phosphate plant was dumped in the bay, which could have made this red tide worse.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 26 July 2021
  • Further, its sales volumes were down 7% and 33% y-o-y in April for the potash and phosphate segments, respectively.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • In the spring, a leak in the former Piney Point phosphate plant discharged more than 200 million gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2021
  • Since the late 1800s, most of the phosphate mined in the United States — for use in producing fertilizer — has been extracted here.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
  • There are three main types: nickel-cobalt-aluminum, iron-phosphate, and nickel-manganese-cobalt.
    — Ian Morse, Science | AAAS, 20 May 2021
  • This detergent is fragrance free, dye free, phosphate free, and chlorine bleach free.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Use traps or phosphate baits, which are pet-safe. Monitor landscape plants for problems.
    — oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Magnesium-sodium phosphate is a compound that can be dissolved in water and serves as a component of biochemistry for life.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 June 2024
  • That’s still a significant improvement over lithium iron phosphate batteries, whose density tops out at 160 Wh/kg.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024

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