1) Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. 2) Virgo is the mutable earth sign of the western zodiac. 3) Queen Elizabeth I was born on 7 September 1533, and so is a Virgo. 4) The Virgin Mary translates as Virgo Maria in Latin.
Phosphate group: A functional group characterized by a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms (three single bonds and one double bond). One of these oxygen atoms must be bonded to another atom; if not, the structure is a phosphate ion. Generic phosphate group molecular structure.
phosphate (PO 4 3-). [fosâ²fÄt]. 1 an anion of phosphoric acid. 2 a salt of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are extremely important in living cells, particularly in the storage and use of energy and the transmission of genetic information within a cell and from one cell to another.See also adenosine diphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, phosphorus.upplementation of the diet with phosphate in some form is a very common practice in farm animals. Materials used include rock phosphate (defluorination may be necessary), sodium dihydrogen phosphate produced by the agricultural chemical industry, calcium triphosphate and bone meal or flour.