metaphosphoric acid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(met′ə fos fôr′ik, -for′-)


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met′a•phos•phor′ic ac′id  (met′ə fos fôr′ik, -for′-),USA pronunciation [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryan acid, HPO3, derived from phosphorous pentoxide, and containing the smallest amount of water of the phosphoric acids. Cf. phosphoric acid. 
  • meta- + phosphoric 1825–35

'metaphosphoric acid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
meta- - metaphosphate - phosphoric acid - phosphorus pentoxide

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