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Preferred term

phosphate

Definition

  • [Henderson's] n. the phosphate anion PO34– or a salt of phosphoric acid (e.g. potassium phosphate, K3PO4). Phosphates are essen­tial to the metabolism of living organisms because inorganic phosphate is required for the synthesis of the energy-storage molecule ATP. Plants and microorganisms take up phosphorus mainly in the form of phosphates, and various phosphates are used as fertilizers. Excess phosphate washed into streams and lakes contributes to eutrophication and the formation of algal blooms. see also phosphorus cycle, phosphoryl group.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • PO4

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

Arabic

  • الفوسفات

Bulgarian

  • Фосфат

Croatian

  • fosfat

Czech

  • fosforečnan

Danish

  • fosfat

Dutch

  • fosfaat

Estonian

  • fosfaat

Finnish

  • fosfaatti

French

  • phosphate

German

  • Phosphat

Greek

  • φωσφορικό(ά) άλας(τα)

Hungarian

  • foszfát

Italian

  • fosfato

Latvian

  • fosfāts

Lithuanian

  • fosfatas

Norwegian

  • fosfat

Polish

  • fosforan

Portuguese

  • fosfatos

Romanian

  • fosfat

Slovak

  • fosforečnan

Slovenian

  • fosfat

Spanish

  • fosfato

Swedish

  • fosfat

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20860

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