diammonium phosphate

American  

[dahy-uh-moh-nee-uhm, dahy-] / ˈdaɪ əˈmoʊ ni əm, ˌdaɪ- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound, (NH4 ) 2 HPO 4 , used as fertilizer, in fire extinguishers, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of diammonium phosphate

di- ¹ + ammonium

Example Sentences

Diammonium phosphate, which Tunisia imports from Russia, was in short supply.

From Washington Post

The country accounts for about a tenth of the world’s urea-based fertilizer exports and a third of exports of diammonium phosphate, another type of crop nutrient, according to the World Bank.

From New York Times

China, the world's top exporter of phosphate, temporarily halted urea and diammonium phosphate fertilizer exports this summer to feed domestic demand as energy costs and corn prices rose.

From Reuters

“We rely second on American diammonium phosphate.”

From New York Times

The most troublesome byproduct of the plant that made diammonium phosphate fertilizer is industrial gypsum, which has been known for decades to have radioactive properties.

From Washington Times