METAPHOSPHORIC

Etymology

Adjective

metaphosphoric (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to metaphosphoric acid

Source: Wiktionary


Met`a*phos*phor"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. meta- + phosphoric.] (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called glacial phosphoric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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