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calcium phosphate

calcium phosphate

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A white salt found in bones and teeth that helps make them strong
  • noun
  • /ˈkælsiəm ˈfɔsfeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fosfato de calcio
  • Inorganic vectors mainly include calcium phosphates (CaPs) and metal nanoparticles.
  • calcium phosphate precipitation
  • calcium phosphate, a mineral

Examples

  • I am now working with another calcium phosphate material, OsteoVation, which I actually like its handling properties better.

    Blog text (21)

  • These attenuations are attributable to deposits of calcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, and zinc oxide and are not specific to fungal disease.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Oxygen used in the calcium phosphate of mammalian bones is usually derived from drinking water.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The centrifuge tube was placed in an ultra-sonication bath and sonicated for 30 minutes to complete the precipitation of calcium phosphate.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The average human body contains about 650 grams of P, mostly in bones—roughly 20% of the human skeleton and teeth are made of calcium phosphate, Ca(H2PO4)2.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The calcium phosphate precipitate (as obtained above) was dissolved in 50 mL of 0.25 M nitric acid prepared in a mixed organic solvent (2:1 methanol:ethanol).

    Academic text (2018)

  • The hard part of the bone is mostly made up of the mineral calcium phosphate.

  • A bone's hardness is derived mainly from calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate, with small amounts of other minerals.

  • The hard matrix of bone is made of crystals of calcium phosphate and other minerals.

Surface Forms

calcium phosphate singular
calcium phosphates plural

Morphology

calcium + phosphate

The term is a straightforward chemical compound name formed by combining 'calcium' and 'phosphate' (i.e., a phosphate containing calcium), so its basic meaning as a calcium-containing salt is directly inferable from the constituents. This compositional naming pattern is regular in many languages and does not require idiomatic knowledge, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably understand the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Calcium phosphate is a name that simply says what the substance is: a salt made of calcium and phosphate, two chemical parts joined together. Because this salt is the main material in animal bones and teeth, the name helps you remember it is 'what bones and teeth are made of'.