Phosphatic
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, relating to, or composed of phosphate.
Example
More examples"Research in the park by Charles Walcott on trilobites in the late 1800s provided the foundation for his theory of the “Cambrian Explosion,” a term he used to describe the relatively sudden appearance of complex multi-cellular life possessing “hard parts” such as phosphatic or calcitic exoskeletons."
Etymology
From phosphate + -ic.
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