CALCIUM PHOSPHATE


Meaning of CALCIUM PHOSPHATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1869

: any of various phosphates of calcium: as

a. : the phosphate CaH 4 P 2 O 8 used as a fertilizer and in baking powder

b. : the phosphate CaHPO 4 used in pharmaceutical preparations and animal feeds

c. : the phosphate Ca 3 P 2 O 8 used as a fertilizer

d. : the naturally occurring phosphate Ca 5 (F,Cl,OH, 1/2CO 3 )(PO 4 ) 3 that contains other elements or radicals and is the chief constituent of phosphate rock, bones, and teeth

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