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metaphosphoric acid

[ met-uh-fos-fawr-ik, -for- ]
/ ˌmɛt ə fɒsˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr- /

noun Chemistry.

an acid, HPO3, derived from phosphorous pentoxide, and containing the smallest amount of water of the phosphoric acids.

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Nearby words

  1. metaphase plate,
  2. metaphen,
  3. metaphor,
  4. metaphorical,
  5. metaphosphate,
  6. metaphrase,
  7. metaphrast,
  8. metaphrastic,
  9. metaphys.,
  10. metaphysial dysostosis
Compare phosphoric acid.

Origin of metaphosphoric acid

First recorded in 1825–35; meta- + phosphoric
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British Dictionary definitions for metaphosphoric acid

metaphosphoric acid

/ (ˌmɛtəfɒsˈfɒrɪk) /

noun

a glassy deliquescent highly polymeric solid, used as a dehydrating agent. Formula: (HPO 3) nSee also polyphosphoric acid
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for metaphosphoric acid

metaphosphoric acid

[ mĕt′ə-fŏs-fôr′ĭk ]

n.

An inorganic compound used as a dehydrating agent and in dental cements.
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