trisodium phosphate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trisodium phosphate
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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He explained that the mix up had occurred because preliminary tests, which turn purple in the presence of ketamine hydrochloride, react the same to trisodium phosphate.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2020
Instead, lab tests found the substance was trisodium phosphate - a compound commonly used as a cleaning agent.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2020
We may have the first step of basicity due to combination with soda, NaH2PO4, or monosodium phosphate, the second step, Na3HPO4, or disodium phosphate, and the third, and final step, Na3PO4, or trisodium phosphate.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert
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