noun Date: 1784 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, a compound (as pyro~ or meta~) consisting of phosphate groups linked directly to each other by oxygen
PHOSPHORIC ACID
Meaning of PHOSPHORIC ACID in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012