ammonium phosphate

noun

: a phosphate of ammonium
especially : diammonium phosphate

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When used in fire retardant, ammonium phosphate can change the way the cellulose in plants reacts to heat. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025 And runoff from battling wildfires over the years with the use of flame retardant containing ammonium phosphate, has been shown to be toxic to fish. — Jim Robbins, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023 The two most common are magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) or calcium oxalate, followed by urate and a few others. — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026 Phos-Chek is a sticky slurry of ammonium phosphate designed to coat vegetation and other fuels to deprive advancing flames of oxygen. — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for ammonium phosphate

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ammonium phosphate was in 1868

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“Ammonium phosphate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammonium%20phosphate. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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