diammonium phosphate

noun

di·am·mo·ni·um phosphate ˌdī-ə-ˈmō-nē-əm-

: a white crystalline compound (NH₄)₂HPO₄ used especially as a fertilizer and as a fire retardant

—abbreviation DAP

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India imports four types of fertilisers: urea, diammonium phosphate (DAP), muriate of potash (MOP) and nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium (NPK). —

Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2022

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circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

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