phosphoric acid

English

Noun

phosphoric acid (uncountable)

Ball-and-stick model of phosphoric acid.

(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

Translations

the colourless liquid; H₃PO₄

Catalan: àcid fosfòric m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 磷酸 (zh) (línsuān)
Czech: kyselina fosforečná f
Esperanto: fosfata acido, fosfora acido, fosfatacido, fosforacido
Finnish: fosforihappo
French: acide phosphorique (fr) m
German: Phosphorsäure (de) f
Japanese: 燐酸 (りんさん, rinsan)
Latvian: fosforskābe f

Norwegian:
Bokmål: fosforsyre m or f

Nynorsk: fosforsyre f
Polish: kwas fosforowy m
Portuguese: ácido fosfórico m
Romanian: acid fosforic (ro) m
Russian: фо́сфорная кислота́ f (fósfornaja kislotá)
Spanish: ácido fosfórico m
Swedish: fosforsyra (sv) c

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