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| bone china |
a fine type of white porcelain produced by mixing bone ash or calcium phosphate with the clay. |
| monazite |
a yellow-brown or red-brown mineral phosphate of rare-earth metals that is a major source of thorium, cerium, and the like. |
| phosphate rock |
sedimentary rocks that contain large amounts of calcium phosphate, used in making fertilizer, phosphorous chemicals, and the like. |
| phosphocreatine |
a form of creatine containing phosphate that supplies energy for muscle contraction. |
| phospholipid |
any of various phosphate-containing lipids that are commonly found in cell membranes. |
| superphosphate |
a fertilizer made by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid. |
| triphosphate |
a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups, such as adenosine triphosphate. |
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