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ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthophosphoric acid mean?
• ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID (noun)
The noun ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
Familiarity information: ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
orthophosphoric acid; phosphoric acid
Hypernyms ("orthophosphoric acid" is a kind of...):
oxyacid; oxygen acid (any acid that contains oxygen)
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