diammonium phosphate

[ dahy-uh-moh-nee-uhm, dahy- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound, (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 , used as fertilizer, in fire extinguishers, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diammonium phosphate¹

di- ¹ + ammonium

Example Sentences

In the months that followed Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, benchmark prices for key fertilisers like diammonium phosphate and urea rose to decade and record highs, respectively.

From Reuters

Diammonium phosphate, which Tunisia imports from Russia, was in short supply.

From Washington Post

The country accounts for about a tenth of the world’s urea-based fertilizer exports and a third of exports of diammonium phosphate, another type of crop nutrient, according to the World Bank.

From New York Times

China, the world's top exporter of phosphate, temporarily halted urea and diammonium phosphate fertilizer exports this summer to feed domestic demand as energy costs and corn prices rose.

From Reuters

“We rely second on American diammonium phosphate.”

From New York Times