potassium phosphate

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. any of the three orthophosphates of potassium (potassium monophosphate (K 2 HPO4 ), potassium diphosphate (KH 2 PO4 ), and tripotassium phosphate (K 3 PO4 ) ).

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Etymology

Origin of potassium phosphate

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In contrast, the ICF has elevated amounts of potassium, phosphate, magnesium, and protein.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

A small blood sample is dropped into a tube containing a solution of potassium phosphate, sodium dithionite and saponin.

From Time Magazine Archive

The basis of this form of cell-food is potassium phosphate.

From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis

Very beautiful growths may be obtained by sowing calcium chloride in a solution of potassium carbonate, with the addition of 2 per cent. of a saturated solution of tribasic potassium phosphate.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

Hair contains at least ten distinct substances: sulphate of lime and magnesia, chlorides of sodium and potassium, phosphate of lime, peroxide of iron, silica, lactate of ammonia, oxide of manganese and margaim.

From International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850 by Various