phosphatic

American  

[fos-fat-ik, -fey-tik] / fɒsˈfæt ɪk, -ˈfeɪ tɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing phosphates.

   phosphatic slag.

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Other Word Forms

• nonphosphatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of phosphatic

First recorded in 1820–30; phosphate + -ic

Example Sentences

Photographs showed Kim cutting a large red ribbon to open the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory, with his sister Kim Yo Jong in the background.

From Washington Post

Phosphatic nodules have been excavated from the base of the Chalk Marl at several places along the outcrop; the Marl is worked for cement.

From Project Gutenberg

When the vomited liquid is allowed to stand, a sediment forms in it which is composed almost entirely of epithelial scales, more or less modified in their appearance by the accidental contents of the stomach, and a film covers its surface in which globules of fat and phosphatic crystals may be detected.

From Project Gutenberg

On soils containing an abundance of lime no better or cheaper phosphatic manure can be used than ordinary superphosphate, of which as much as 10 cwt. per acre may be applied without the slightest fear of harm.

From Project Gutenberg

The use of phosphates for hops was long neglected by hop-planters, and even now there are many growers who do not realize the full importance of heavy phosphatic manuring.

From Project Gutenberg