Phosphoric /(?)/
Phos·phor·ic
Phosphoric
a.
- 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.)
- 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.