orthophosphate

Other forms: orthophosphates

Definitions of orthophosphate
  1. noun
    a salt of phosphoric acid
    synonyms: inorganic phosphate, phosphate
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    types:
    calcium phosphate
    a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones
    sodium orthophosphate, sodium phosphate
    phosphate of sodium; used as a laxative to cleanse the bowels
    type of:
    salt
    a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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