PHOSPHORIC ACID


Meaning of PHOSPHORIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1784

1. : a syrupy or deliquescent tribasic acid H 3 PO 4 used especially in preparing phosphates (as for fertilizers), in rust-proofing metals, and especially formerly as a flavoring in soft drinks — called also orthophosphoric acid

2. : a compound (as pyrophosphoric acid or metaphosphoric acid) consisting of phosphate groups linked directly to each other by oxygen

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