phosphatic

[ fos-fat-ik, -fey-tik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing phosphates:

   phosphatic slag.

Other Words From

• nonphos·phatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of phosphatic¹

First recorded in 1820–30; phosphate + -ic

Example Sentences

Dowds Phosphatometer, according to its inventor, is a device for taking the phosphatic index or pulse of the nervous system.

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These consist chiefly of phosphatic fertilizers, although some nitrogenous mixtures are used.

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The deposits in which solvents are appropriate are termed respectively Lithic and Phosphatic.

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The Phosphatic deposits leave an earthy residue when heated, and are soluble in acids.

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Acids dissolve a phosphatic, and Alkalies or their carbonates a lithic deposit, in the body, as well as out of it.

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