ORTHOPHOSPHATE

phosphate, orthophosphate, inorganic phosphate

(noun) a salt of phosphoric acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

orthophosphate (plural orthophosphates)

(inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid; an ordinary phosphate

Source: Wiktionary



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