calcium phosphate

/ˌkælsiəm ˌfɑsˈfeɪt/
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Other forms: calcium phosphates

Definitions of calcium phosphate
  1. noun
    a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones
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    type of:
    inorganic phosphate, orthophosphate, phosphate
    a salt of phosphoric acid
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