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What does superphosphate mean?

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Noun
  1. A fertilizer produced by the action of concentrated sulfuric acid on powdered phosphate rock.
  2. A phosphate containing the greatest amount of phosphoric acid that can combine with the base.
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In the 1840s they initiated the manufacture of superphosphate fertilizer, one of their inventions.
Mined rock phosphate may be used but its manufactured derivative superphosphate may not.
Work some superphosphate into the soil about a foot from the base of the plant.
As your sweet peas begin to grow, sprinkle a little superphosphate over the bed and water well in.
To give your Agapanthus a boost, sprinkle a handful of superphosphate around each clump in early spring.
It's because of the use of superphosphate that improves the pasture but discourages mushrooms.

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