phosphoric acid

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Noun

phosphoric acid (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A colourless liquid, H₃PO₄, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.

Synonyms

• E338 when used as an antioxidant
• orthophosphoric acid

Related terms

• phosphate
• polyphosphate
• pyrophosphoric acid

Translations

the colourless liquid; H₃PO₄

• Czech: kyselina fosforečná (cs) f
• Esperanto: fosfata acido (eo), fosfora acido (eo), fosfatacido (eo), fosforacido (eo)
• Finnish: fosforihappo (fi)
• French: acide phosphorique (fr) m
• German: Phosphorsäure (de) f
• Japanese: 燐酸 (ja) (りんさん, rinsan)

• Latvian: fosforskābe (lv) f
• Polish: kwas fosforowy (pl) m
• Romanian: acid fosforic (ro) m
• Russian: фосфорная кислота (ru) (fósfornaja kislotá) f
• Spanish: ácido fosfórico (es) m
• Swedish: fosforsyra (sv) c