01 a. Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, phosporus; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a h…
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Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, phosporus; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.(Chem.)
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Phosphorescent.
Phrases & compounds
Glacial phosphoric acid —
Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy semitransparent masses or sticks
Phosphoric acid —
a white crystalline substance, H3PO4, which is the most highly oxidized acid of phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of compounds, viz., the phosphates.
Soluble phosphoric acid —
phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble and insoluble in water or in plant juices.
Reverted phosphoric acid —
phosphoric acid changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic (insoluble) salts.