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Definition: Superphosphate of lime
Superphosphate
\Su`per*phos"phate\, n. (Chem.)
An acid phosphate.
[1913 Webster]
Superphosphate of lime (Com. Chem.), a fertilizer obtained
by trating bone dust, bone black, or phosphorite with
sulphuric acid, whereby the insoluble neutral calcium
phosphate,
Ca3(PO4)2, is changed to the primary or acid
calcium phosphate
Ca(H2PO4)2, which is soluble and
therefore available for the soil.
[1913 Webster]