how to pronounce phosphate

/ˈfɑːsfɛɪt/

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phosphate is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of phosphate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… carbon sugars phosphate groups and …”

meanings of phosphate

noun:

Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
A carbonated soft drink sweetened with fruit syrup and with some phosphoric acid.

verb:

To treat or coat with a phosphate or with phosphoric acid.

phosphate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word phosphate occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.