phosphate rock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of phosphate rock
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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It is then converted into sulfuric acid, which reacts with mined phosphate rock to produce phosphoric acid used to make phosphate fertilizers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The processing of phosphate rock into fertiliser emits toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide and ammonia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Phosphorus predominantly comes from mining phosphate rock sources, of which there are only a relatively small number of sources located in countries like Morocco and Russia.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
Phosphate fertilizer is made from phosphate rock — a non-renewable resource which is rapidly depleting through agricultural use.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2023
Insoluble South Carolina phosphate rock produced a higher total average yield than dissolved South Carolina rock.'
From The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, by Cyril G. (Cyril George) Hopkins
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