calcium phosphate

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noun

any of several phosphates of calcium occurring naturally in some rocks and in animal bones, used as a fertilizer and food additive as well as in baking powder and dentifrices.

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Origin of calcium phosphate

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby calcium phosphate

calcium metasilicate, calcium nitrate, calcium oxalate, calcium oxide, calcium permanganate, calcium phosphate, calcium propionate, calcium silicate, calcium sulfide, calcrete, calc-sinter

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How to use calcium phosphate in a sentence

These structures are stiffer and more damage resistant than biomineralized materials, like the calcium phosphate typically found in teeth or the combination of calcium carbonate and the protein chitin in many arthropod shells, the team found.
How metal-infused jaws give some ants an exceptionally sharp bite|Jake Buehler|September 8, 2021|Science News
The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Other adulterants of cream of tartar are acid calcium phosphate, starch, gypsum, and alum.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
These take up increasing amounts of calcium phosphate, until finally the combination formed can no longer remain in solution.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

According to Bang, before coagulation occurs, paracaseins with constantly greater affinity for calcium phosphate are produced.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
It is a very impure form of carbon, containing on the average about 80% of calcium phosphate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for calcium phosphate

calcium phosphate

noun

the insoluble nonacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid (phosphoric(V) acid): it occurs in bones and is the main constituent of bone ash. Formula: Ca 3 (PO 4) 2

any calcium salt of a phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphates are found in many rocks and used esp in fertilizers

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Scientific definitions for calcium phosphate

calcium phosphate

Any of three powdery phosphates of calcium:

A colorless powder used in baking powders, as a plant food, as a plastic stabilizer, and in glass. Calcium phosphate is deliquescent, and will dissolve in the water it absorbs from the atmosphere if it is not kept in a closed container. Chemical formula: Ca(H2PO4)2.

A white crystalline powder used as an animal food, as a plastic stabilizer, and in glass and toothpaste. Chemical formula: CaHPO4.

A white powder that is used in ceramics, rubber, fertilizers, and for various purposes in the food industry. Chemical formula: Ca3(PO4)2.