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potassium phosphate
noun
, Chemistry.
- any of the three orthophosphates of potassium (potassium monophosphate (K 2 HPO 4 ), potassium diphosphate (KH 2 PO 4 ), and tripotassium phosphate (K 3 PO 4 ) ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of potassium phosphate1
First recorded in 1880–85
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